Purchased songs skip/jump in the middle of playback on my iPhone 3GS.

Purchased songs skip/jump in the middle of playback on my iPhone 3GS.
How can I fix this?

Try deleting all the Music on the phone and re-syncing:
Settings > General > Usage > Music > Edit (top right) > > Delete

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