Problems importing certain songs

there are a bunch of songs on my computer (all by the same artist surprisingly) that won't add to my itunes library, they are definitely mp3 files and are tagged correctly etc etc
When i double click them, they will open up itunes (as it is my default music player) and do nothing else, i.e play or add to my library, i cannot import them or anything
however i am not having this problem adding them to other media players like wmp and real player, they add and play fine, so they are definitely working mp3 files
i was wondering what the problem is and if there is anyway i could fix it so i can actually add them and listen to them, and also add to my ipod
thanks a lot !

Bryan4a,
StarDeb's advice is probably the best solution for you.
But as to the reason why iTunes is sending checked and unchecked songs to your iPod, you'll most likely find if you go to the iTunes Edit menu > Preferences > iPod tab > Music sub-tab that Only update checked songs has not been checked.

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