Need iTunes 6 to play song?

Hello all,
Just ran into an interesting problem. I was trying to play a track from a computer running iTunes 6 on a computer running iTunes 4.8. The message I keep getting after running through the authorization page is that I "need iTunes 6 to purchase this song" Odd because I am not purchasing it, only playing it on a different computer that is already authorized for this account. Also odd, because I've recently purchased songs from ITMS on the 4.8 computer and never had a message like this or a problem playing them. What gives?
Any help or ideas would be appreciated! (Besides just upgrading to 6.0 )
Marc

Songs purchased with version 6, can only be played on version 6 (and higher I presume).
Read this article (just above where it says: "Shared playlists and authorizations"):
iTunes Music Store: Music you purchased doesn't play in iTunes
M
17' iMac fp 800 MHz 768 MB RAM   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   Several ext. HD (backup and data)

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