Original audio file names in iPod

I notice whenever itunes puts music on the iPod it completely rearranges and splits the audio file (lets say mp3) into many mp3's and into many folders with totally different (and weird) file names.
Why is that and is there anyway to keep it as the original file name?
Preferably I'd like to keep all of my audio files and folders in the same organization as I do on my computer. Am I asking too much?
Thanks

Since it seems as though Im not going to get an answer from Apple, I might as well describe my specific concerns about the iPod.
This discussion was actually from another thread I posted on.
I just do not like how the iPod handles audio files internally. Yes there may be quirky work arounds that may come close to what I would like, but it simply makes things more complicated than it really had to be. Especially since I have a ton of music that may or may not have any tags. And without a unique tag for each audio file I would not be able to import the files correctly. Also I couldn't tier my music files into many files and folders. I can make playlists for each folder, but I cant make one folder for Bach then inside that folder have many Bach albums that have their own folders. And of course, which in turn may have their own folders also.
This is 80GB remember. Thats a ton of music. I do not think its at all reasonable to use the same file structure that Apple uses for there other iPods, it just doesn't organize it well enough to be efficient.

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