Some of my purchased songs do not play in itunes

I have purchased song from itunes either via my phone or through my computer ( but mostly through my phone). I noticed that some of the songs that i purchased do not play on my iphone and now im finding out that there are not even playing in my itunes. I can see the album artwork and the songs ( it seems like the file is there) but when I go to play the songs on my phone it just skips to the next shuffle songs. So it is as if the songs were purchased but then I cant get them to play.
I also just went back and dowloaded the latest versions of both itunes and for my iphone.
Does anyone know how I can fix this problem?

Hello jaiwill,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. Sorry to that there is an issue with some of your purchased songs. First, I recommend trying to delete the problematic songs and redownload the songsfrom your past purchases.
Follow these steps to delete the song from iTunes:
Delete an item from your library
Click the item to select it, and press the Delete key.
Click Delete Item.
Do one of the following:
Remove the item only from your iTunes library: Click Keep File.
Delete the item from your computer: Click Move to Recycle Bin. The item is removed the next time you empty the Recycle Bin.
You can find the full article here:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Delete songs, playlists, or other items
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12359
Follow these steps to delete the song from your iPhone:
Delete a song from iPhone: In Songs, swipe the song, then tap Delete.
I found the steps to do this on page 61 of the iPhone User Guide ( http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf ):
You can follow the steps to redownload the songs in this article:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
If you are still not able to play the songs after redownloading them, you can report an issue with this purchases using the steps in this article:
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBookstore purchase
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1933
Best,
Sheila M.

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