Major Song Start Time Issue

I bought a new song, and changed the start time to 1:08 seconds in because I don't like that part. However, after syncing to my ipod, if I play any other song it will start at 0:00, and then if I play the song with the adjusted start time it will start at 1:08, like it should. Now if I go back to the song I had played just before it, the start time of that song which should be 0:00 is 1:08. Which is obviously a huge problem. Now, this problem only happens if you start a new song while playing another song, once a song ends the problem is fixed. But you can go through multiple songs in a row which the start time should be 0:00 and they will all start at 1:08, after playing the one song with the adjusted start time.
I've also been able to recreate this problem multiple times, and I cannot find a fix for it.

I have the EXACT same problem. I called Apple support and they were absolutely useless. They just told me to ignore it and reset the start time of the problematic song back to 0:00. Which is totally beside the point. I'm going to try to make an appointment in person at the Apple store so they see what I'm talking about and precisely how annoying it is. Hopefully, they can diagnose the problem. Best of luck to all of you!

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