Songs skipping after a few seconds

There are a few songs on my iPod that, while they play on my iTunes perfectly, only play for a few seconds to a minute on my iPod before skipping. I've checked the stop time under Options on my iTunes, and that's normal, so I don't think that's the problem. This is the case with both songs I've purchased from the iTunes music and songs I've gotten from other sources. It's only the case with maybe 5% of my songs, but it's still really annoying.
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All songs?
Troubleshooting songs that skip - http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3217

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