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HTML

<ul>
    <li>Red Hot Chili Peppers <a href="#">[REMOVE]</a></li>
    <li>smurf1<br /><a href="#">delete</a></li>
    <li>smurf2<br /><a href="#">delete</a></li>
    <li>smurf3<br /><a href="#">delete</a></li>
    <li>U2 <a href="#">[REMOVE]</a></li>
    <li>The Offspring <a href="#">[REMOVE]</a></li>
</ul>

JavaScript

$("ul li a").on("click", function(){
    $(this).parent().remove();
});