53 bicycles: A lateral thinking puzzle

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Yes. And it even had one more word after Hey Jude that would make this thing entirely solved.

(this is a true story, too).

1182

Really? Cool.

Hey Jude, Revolution?

1183

Revolver?
Happiness is a Warm Gun?

1184

I checked the lyrics to confirm, and the only word that ever appears after “Hey Jude” is “don’t.” So that doesn’t work.

Maybe “Hey Jude – The Beatles”? and he thought it meant beating Jewish people?

1185

From Wikipedia’s page on “Hey Jude”:

1186

Yes, this is it.

Paul McCartney ended up apologizing. It was on a building that the Beatles had just left and they wrote “Hey Jude - Revolution” on it. A guy who had memories of WW2 was overcome with emotion and smashed the window with a brick.

McCartney apologized to him once he realized what it looked like.

Here is a brief footnote on it.

1187

Liked this one a lot!

1188

Thanks! I thought it was fun, too. Part of the fun with these is that it is impossible to tell what will stump people and what will be solved very quickly. Glad this was enjoyable.

1189

OK, continuing with Cafe Society-ish ones:

I’m thinking of a cover version of a popular song. The original artist is widely regarded as a better performer than the cover artist, and is probably known to many more people. Despite this, almost everyone would agree that the cover version is far superior, and it’s certainly more popular. Why?

1190

Is this a Leonard Cohen song?

Is it Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen?

1191

Is this a Leonard Cohen song?
No.
Is it Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen?
No.

1192

Are there any surviving recordings of the original artist performing the song?

1193

Do we need to figure out what the song is?

Is this solvable without ever having heard of the song?

Is this solvable without ever having heard of the artist?

Does the song have words?

Are the cover and original in the same language?

1194

Is this song over 50 years old?

Is this song over 100 years old?

1195

All Along The Watchtower - originally done by Dylan, covered by Hendrix?

1196

Wait.

**Not Torn, which was covered by Natalie Imbruglia? **

No, she’s not more known than the original. I only ask because it’s been in the news a lot. People were shocked to learn it was a cover.

1197

Is the green font a hint?

1198

Nothing Compares 2 U?

1199

Is this a Leonard Cohen song?
No.
Is it Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen?
No.

Are there any surviving recordings of the original artist performing the song?
Yes.

Do we need to figure out what the song is?
You need to figure out why the cover is superior, but that will probably involve figuring out what the song is.
Is this solvable without ever having heard of the song?
Maybe, but probably not.
Is this solvable without ever having heard of the artist?
Probably.
Does the song have words?
Yes.
Are the cover and original in the same language?
Yes.
Is this song over 50 years old?
No.
Is this song over 100 years old?
No.

All Along The Watchtower - originally done by Dylan, covered by Hendrix?
No.

Not Torn, which was covered by Natalie Imbruglia?
No.

Is the green font a hint?
No, just formatting. I’m re-copying all of the answers for convenience, with the newest answers in green.

Nothing Compares 2 U?
No.

1200

Is the original artist still alive?

Is the cover artist still alive?