My iPod is not playing certain songs.

Okay, so I go to listen to a song. The screen shows the normal stuff when playing a song EXCEPT it will not play. it shows the album art, artist, song, album, everything exept it simply will not play. it as if it it permanantly paused. i can scroll to the mddle of the song and nothing will happen. this only happens on certain songs too! i restarted my ipod, restored my ipod, did all of the things i could think of. i even deleted the songs and put them back on. not all of the songs are from a disc, i bought a good share of them off itunes. if you know how, please help!!!

Finally got closure from Tech Support...
I'm sorry to hear that you are still not able to play the song "Clocks" on your iPod. I know how frustrating that must be. My name is Jennifer and I am happy to help with this today!
It appears that there is an issue with the song itself, as you thought. I have reversed the charge for the purchase. The credit should be posted within five business days.
I have also submitted this item for investigation. Apple takes the quality of the items offered on the iTunes Store seriously and will investigate the issue with this item, but I can't say when or if the issue will be resolved. Please try again in a few weeks.
Also found a workaround...I burned a CD and included the song, then ripped it back and it works find.

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HELP!HELP!please someone
heres the problem
my ipod DOES NOT PLAY MY SONGS
i have reset my ipod countless times
i have restored it countless times
can someone, anyone help me!!!!
PLEASEEEE!!!!!

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