I agree with bleachie. This is a music deal.

Case in point. There are always two versions of cd's as several people have stated. The clean version is what you'd hear on the radio and does NOT have the little explicit lyrics warning sticker. I personally think it's a good idea. It allows for kids to buy the music they like while protecting them from stuff they probably already know about. If they want the curses, then they buy the unedited version. Simple enough.

And because I'm bored, I'll play devils advocate.

1. It doesn't ruin the songs. Usually they just have an awkward millisecond silent pause where a word should be. Chances are if you're singing along, you're just gonna go and sing the word that's supposed to be there. Plus, it allows your song airtime on the radio, because just think how many song would not be on the air if editing was not an option.

2. I guess you mean the cd skipping or something? Either way, it's kind of the same as point 1 that I make.

3. Take that up with the FCC/ guy the FCC hires/ producers/ sound engineers. They're the ones who are in charge of what's ok to play on the radio and what isn't. Some cds are done reasonably well, but I know form personal experience that Eminem's Slim Shady LP was a terribly edited album. Most notably, I forget the name of the song, but Dr. Dre drops a mother f-in bomb, and it comes out literally sounding like "mother ufkin." But some cds are decently edited; it's just a matter of who's at the mixing board that day. Plus, I get the feeling that most songs are just rush jobs when they're edited because a cd usually yields 2-4 singles, and has 12-15 tracks. When a band has a hit, they know it, so they put an effort into those songs and leave the rest.

4. It doesn't matter if you can figure it out. You're supposed to be able to figure it out, but not supposed to be able to actually hear them say whatever they say. Censorship is a weird thing.