Does your copy of The Offspring (ST) have Kill The President?

[TheOldMark]

That, or they simply decided that the song they wrote in their teens/early twenties was no longer appropriate for their album. There is always that option.

No. Why start at KTP? Why not make-disapear all your old songs that you no longer like?


I don't believe the person claiming the FBI literally knocked on their door has any source to reference. I do believe that publishing companies acting on a federal mandate requested that the track be removed from future sales. The Offspring agreed, much like how Pennywise agreed to have Fuck Authority removed from the radio.

[Jojan]

The Offspring agreed, much like how Pennywise agreed to have Fuck Authority removed from the radio.

Does the band have a say on if their songs can or cannot be played on radio? Is it a contract issue? Of course will have to approve for the songs to be played. Maybe if they had an agreement with stations to have it played every so often, they could agree to nullify that.

[wheelchairman]

No. Why start at KTP? Why not make-disapear all your old songs that you no longer like?


I don't believe the person claiming the FBI literally knocked on their door has any source to reference. I do believe that publishing companies acting on a federal mandate requested that the track be removed from future sales. The Offspring agreed, much like how Pennywise agreed to have Fuck Authority removed from the radio.

The irony being palpable.

[_Lost_]

Ryder, consider yourself lucky. The only decent store in Greensboro, BB's, that sold used discs (and was a wonderful treasure trove of rare surprises), closed down a couple years ago. I believe BB's is where my brother bought his first Offspring cassette, Americana, and paved the way for my fandom. Now, all thats left is Ed McKay's and for finding old cds, you are shit out of luck. Old games and gameboys, on the other hand, are a different story.

[Oxygene]

Ironic that the site was being run by someone asking teenage girls on the message board for topless photos. But I digress.

That's awesome! Did he ever get caught? Did he ever end up on "To catch a predator?" Was anyone dumb enough to send him pictures?

[SuperKnux]

That's awesome! Did he ever get caught? Did he ever end up on "To catch a predator?" Was anyone dumb enough to send him pictures?

This is crazy! I kinda want to hear more about this. I remember there was fallout between WebDude and the band, but I though it was because he wasn't as attentive to the website. I never knew he was taking advantage of the younger members.

[_Lost_]

they dwere definitley dumb enoiyugh. tis the internestz.

if ur friends with johnny nemises. with heis penis, you know he gots some picks.

[TheOldMark]

So there was a federal law passed asking publishers to remove particular relatively obscure songs by the Offspring from albums? Also, there is an entirely separate body of laws governing the radio so it's really not hard to see why "Fuck Authority" would have a difficult time getting airplay...DJs can't even mask cursing by calling the song "F Authority." How do you play a song when you can't even announce it?

I don't use the word "law" in my post.


The censored version of Fuck Authority got heavy airplay on rock stations a few months prior to 9/11. If you didn't hear it on the radio ever, I don't know what to tell you.

[TheOldMark]

This is crazy! I kinda want to hear more about this. I remember there was fallout between WebDude and the band, but I though it was because he wasn't as attentive to the website. I never knew he was taking advantage of the younger members.

I don't think the claim about Justin is substantiated.

[0r4ng3]

I always figured they took the song off of later releases of the album themselves, without FBI pressure or whatever. I'm okay with it; I'll Be Waiting is a better album closer anyway. Kill The President always felt like a rare bonus track to me.