The Offspring's self-titled debut came out in 1989. The last track on that CD, 'Kill The President', used to be on its CDs until it mysteriously disappeared in 2001 (note the timing and subsequent events in America). That kind of sucked for me a couple years later, when I lost that CD. Although I still have the case lying around somewhere (I think), and the MP3 of the song on my computer, Nitro Records doesn't release the record with the full set list intact anymore.
What's the big freakin' deal? Sure, the title of the song and its lyrics (read them here) are somewhat incendiary, but is self-censoring really needed? The First Amendment exists for a reason, rendering the claim that it was taken off due to legal reasons (source: Wikipedia) a bit weak. Furthermore, the song was 12 years old...if there was going to be legal trouble, it would've happened a long time ago.
It's a tiny issue in the bigger scheme of things, but it's always puzzled me since I went to my local Borders (which sadly closed 4 months ago), checked out The Offspring discs that they had, and discovered that their discography had magically shrunk by one song.
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