Factual errors on Focus set lists on setlist.fm should be fixed and corrected

 I have been on the website "setlist.fm" multiple times to check out concert set lists, especially then most Focus set lists. When I have visited the site, i came over multiple errors. Something that is completely wrong. So I made a account, and edited the pages to correct information. What happened next? My edits got reverted, back to the completely wrong information. That makes me mad! 

The admin's user page on setlist.fm says "dirkvandamme is a superpowered Moderator and knows everything about setlists!". Well, he does apparently not know anything about Focus, then.

Here is an overview of what is wrong with Focus set lists on the website:

  • A song is entitled "Focus" on setlist.fm. That's wrong. It's called "Focus 1". It was on the debut album only, that the song's tite was "Focus". When Focus' second album came out in 1971, the second song "Focus 2" came, and from then on, the song got it's new official title - that is correct: And that is "Focus 1". We're not in 1970 any more, and there's 12 songs titled after the band's name, and all of them are numbered, including "Focus 1". To call it "Focus" is completely wrong! (Source: Discogs) (I or 1, II or 2 - both Roman numerals and numbers are correct) (Also,  a excerpt of "Anonymous"/"Anonymous II" is always followed after "Focus 1", so it could be titled as "Focus 1 / Anonymous" as well) (Those who wondering, "Anonymous II" is a faster version of "Anonymous" which also is longer with longer improvisations).
  • On setlist.fm, there's a title saying "Birds Come Fly Over (Le Tango)". That's wrong! The song's name is not actually "Birds Come Fly Over (Le Tango)", but simply only "Le Tango". The reason for "Birds Come Fly Over (Le Tango)" is: On the album "Focus 10" (2012) there's an vocal version of "Le Tango" with lyrics, sung by singer Ivan Lins (and on "The Focus Family Album" (2017) there's a demo version sung by Thijs van Leer himself). The line "Birds Come Fly Over" is sung in the song, and therefore is as the title. (The song is to the melody of "Le Tango"). But when performed live, the song is performed without lyrics, but as a instrumental. Then, the title is not "Birds Come Fly Over (Le Tango)", but the instrumental title "Le Tango". Even Thijs van Leer himself introduces the song as "Le Tango" on concerts. (Source: YouTube playlist)
  • On setlist.fm, there's written "Focus 3" (III) as encores. That's correct! But!, Since 2010, "Focus 3" has always, every time live, been followed by "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!", but on setlist.fm, it is entitled just "Focus 3". That's wrong, because it's ALWAYS followed by "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!", always! It was between 2002 and 2009 that "Focus 3" was performed alone, but from 2010 up to present, "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!" is always followed every time, just as on the original "Focus 3" album! (Source 1 and Source 2 and YouTube / see comment by Elias under video)
  • THINGS SHOULD BE CORRECT! 

  • The goal and point with this page is to have setlist.fm to correct their set lists with correct titles, 
    and not revert the edits. 
I have told about that to some Focus fans, and after I told about it, they said to me that this makes them not want to visit the site. Setlist.fm is getting bad reviews from Focus fans!

Who else agrees on this?

Fans that agree:
Elias Veine Wiig
Cigo Cigic
Tin Sikoronja
Rob Norberg
Jan Sayah
11 Focus fans that doesn't want their name listed, who wanted to be anonymous - I have to respect that.
(I will add more names of fans when they agree to this case)

Some fans is so annoyed by this error, that they don't want to even care, and decided not to answer to this at all.

Fans that disagree:
(none at the moment)



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