Nano wont charge or recognize by USB, but will charge by firewire?

I have an iPod Nano. Its not that old cause I have had this issue for a while and I cant really use it cause its got a lot of old music on it. Anyway. I use the same USB cord to charge my iPhone. It is actually the same cable that came with the nano that I use for the phone. The Nano will charge by firewire, but it wont do anything via usb. Is it garbage? If so, why will it still play?

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