I cannot delete certain songs from my phone

i cant get my phone to work with music for some reason. I want to get rid of some music and it wont let me. and no matter what i do they dont go away. some music can be deleted but some refuse to be deleted

and it just keeps coming back. i can get rid of it for a minute but it just comes right back

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Thanks for the question. I understand that you are experiencing issues with your iPhone in relation to music. Does the music that appeared on your device have a cloud symbol next to it when viewed in “Songs”? If so, it sounds like these songs are not yet downloaded to your phone. Instead, it sounds like you have the “Show All [Music]” setting enabled (by default in iOS 7):
iPhone User Guide
http://help.apple.com/iphone/7/
Just show music that’s been downloaded from iCloud. Go to Settings > Music, then turn off Show All Music.
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I was wondering if there was a way to deselect a song from my iTunes account automatically when I delete the song from my phone so that I don't have to go through my iTunes account and deselect everything I had deleted before I sync? I'm really big on putting everything I have from several different artists onto my phone and just deleting the songs I don't like as I hear them (very rairly do I actually remember what the song was called let along who the artist was) and often don't have the time/inclnation to go through each song on both my phone and iTunes account to find which ones sould not be checked (seriously who has the time to do this, and even if you do wouldn't you rather spend it doing something else).
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BC
My understanding is that music syncing is a one way process from computer iTunes to your iPhone. I think what you are asking is to have IOS synching back to an OSX or PC system. The software doesn't work that way.
You either have to uncheck the songs to be synced or create a separate playlist for "BC Canada iPhone" and only sync that playlist.
As well any purchases you made on your iPhone need to be transferred to your iTunes so they can come back to your phone when you re-sync.
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GB

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Hey renie1515,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
When you download past purchases on an iOS device or computer, that device or computer becomes associated with your Apple ID. This article describes how to manage these associations.
iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4627
Once a device or computer is associated with your Apple ID, you cannot associate that device or computer with another Apple ID for 90 days.
Note: Removing a device from your Apple ID does not override the 90-day timer. You must wait 90 days from the day the device was first associated with your Apple ID before it can be associated with another Apple ID.
Have a nice day,
Mario

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