Restoring iPod - Can't get any songs on it!!!

I plugged my iPod in and it completley wiped my iPod - not my iTunes. I follwed the instructions and pressed the restore button although when i did it - it said that my music was in use by another application so it said again that i had to restore my iPod. It just keeps going round and round. I know there is nothing wrong with the cable attaching my iPod to the computer because it still lights it up when i plug it in.This is the 2nd time i have had a problem with these iPods - my last one the cable broke so i bought the new one the 2nd generation one.
Thank you for any help you may offer.

This Apple knowledge-base article may help address that issue.
Strange iPod behaviour.
Incidentally, this is the forum for older iPods, the iPod video forum is here.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=808

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