Why do songs deleted from my iPhone try to resync when I plug it in?

I am using iTunes match and I ran into a problem... When I deleted a song directly off the iPhone (Not iTunes), it tries to add itself back the next time I plug the iPhone in (See attatched picture). Even if I already have that song it tries to re-add itself, which is kind of annoying. Some of these songs I don't even "own" or have in my library, which is wierd. Also, it tries to add a "Purchased" playlist with those songs which is annoying because I don't want those songs, and I never bought them because they came with iTunes match, which is why I deleted them in the first place.
Is there a fix for this?
Thanks,
Michael Richards

Sounds like the music you had on your phone was not the same music on his computer. The iPhone/iPod touch is not designed to be a storage device. When you sync with a computer that doesn't have your music, it deletes your music from your phone.
Was this music you purchased from iTunes? if so, and you are in the US, tap on itunes app, tap updates, tap purchased and tap on the cloud icon to get each song back. If you're not int he us, get iOS5 update later this week and do the same.
But you need to move your itunes library to his computer. Create a user account on his macbook pro for you. From your external drive backup, load your itunes library on it. Then sync as usual! (Don't tell me you don't have a backup for your computer!)

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