Songs skips to next song before completing.

I have tried the 5 R's and deleting the songs that skip and reloading them to the IPOD Nano. Some songs play for a few seconds then skip to the next song. Other play about half way through. The songs play fine on the computer. Any suggestions?

iPod skipping songs?
For those of you who get zero playtime from songs (i.e. it doesn't even start the song before starting the next one) try this:
Resetting the iPod
and if that does not work, this:
Restoring the iPod
For those of you whose songs are skipping after getting partway through the song, two questions.
Did you rip these songs from CD's you own? If so, try reripping the affected songs.
Are the songs that are skipping iTMS store files? If so, we'd like to know the following, because there may be a problem with the song file:
1.) Song Name, Album, and Artist
2.) iPod Model (iPod mini [4 gig or 6 gig], iPod Nano [2 gig or 4 gig], iPod [size and generation])
3.) iPod firmware (this can be found under Extras>About>Version)
Thanks,
JC

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