Copenhagenize.com is a checkpoint on the Virtual Alleycat race hosted by Kickstand Cyclery and Cycleliciousness. You can read about it here if you have no idea what I'm talking about.
If you DO know what I'm talking about, then you're probably in the race. Welcome to Copenhagen. Enjoy the safe, smooth bicycle lanes and, not least, the beautiful creatures who inhabit them.
There are over 1300 blogposts on Copenhagenize.com. So here's a clue.
I wonder what it would sound like if the 'Sparrow from Avignon' sang the lyrics from the 'The Gambler' - in particular the chorus - in her mother tongue?
Would it, I wonder, sound like that track on the U2 album 'Achtung Baby'? By design, that is?
If that clue is too hard, feel free to whine in the comments and I'll see what I can do.
There's a Copenhagenize.com Google search field at the bottom of this page.
Good luck!
81 comments:
congrats...this may be the hardest clue of the race...a little help please
I'm going to wait until at least two people complain... :-) then i'll chuck in another clue...
Most of what you need to know is in this line "I wonder what it would sound like if the 'Sparrow from Avignon' sang the lyrics from the 'The Gambler' - in particular the chorus - in her mother tongue?"
fair enough
I've got the language, and translation (thank you google translate) but and I see what the second half of the clue is saying, but I have yet to put the pieces together. So close!
You gotta know when to hold em
Know when to fold em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run...
totally lost on this one :(
Not a clue! Can you take this as the second complaint? #2846
I've got what I think is the translation, but it's not getting me anywhere. I must have done something wrong.
Hmm. Maybe if I think about the second part of the clue a little harder?
great clue. 5827
@Mikael: I know the singer is French, and I know "The Gambler," and I even know where your checkpoint page is at, but I still can't find a connection between the French word for fold and your checkpoint page.
Props to you for an interesting riddle, but can you pass along another clue?
Now that I got it, I can't believe it took me so long. Oh well. Good luck all!
#5290
#1501
Yep, definitely confused - I feel like I'm thisclose but all of the search terms I try don't pull anything up. Help?
#1186
nationality of The Sparrow of Avignon?
Snippet of lyrics from The Gambler?
Alternatively, run song names from Achtung Baby through the site's Google.
Has the quick answer culture of the internet killed riddle culture?
:-)
I think I've spend like an hour looking!
Le sigh.
#8706
OH. Found it. That makes sense.
Hmm, Found it after a lot of searching- not sure why it didn't come up the first time I searched all the names...
Kept getting distracted reading interesting posts!
Cycler 4505
Den #7685
Having a hard time with this one...
checking in...
Iwakura
#772
Got it.
4889 JM
well i feel silly...
#9806
#1330 is glad to FINALLY be done with this one. I hope there are no more that deal with music or musicians (especially rock music!).
Ah Kenny Rogers - Classic very clever clue
Ryan #1578
mmm--#2530
When the pieces fell into place, I LOL'ed out loud. :)
Archergal
1498
havin' fun.
Figured it out #2913
But I still haven't found what I'm lookin' forrrrrrrrr
Erik 8049.
Found it! Most fun checkpoint so far.
CB, #2082
#4023
#9125
Pretty nice. It was hard :)
GWADZILLA race number: #9276
http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/
GWADZILLA race number: #9276
http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/
should have folded long ago erikJ @2787
mrben #3089 - had to leave work and walk for 90 minutes to get home. Got a feeling I've lost this now :(
Don't worry. I had to walk away because i was so frustrated.
THis seems a bit esoteric. I don't know French, I don't like Kenny Rogers, or really U2 for that matter. I have searched all of the songs on Achtung Baby and come up with bubkis.
WTF Mate? (since we are quoting that video on here).
#4811 - Ok, this was difficult. Finally found it but still don't quite get the references.
caroline #3074
Hunter #9782
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Jeff #879
Way to hide a checkpoint...
Glenn Girtman , #6163
Don't get it #4776
It took me a very long time to realize that there was a second search bar at the BOTTOM of the page that returns completely different results than the search bar at the top.
Allium - 8247
This was a tough one.
Richard #4540
Since I thought it was so obvious from The Gambler and U2 references I didn't bother with fretting over the French bits and got it pretty quickly.
Just following along for the fun of it, not taking part.
Debbie #4848
Once again for the back row... :-)
What is the nationality of The Sparrow of Avignon?
Find the lyrics of The Gambler. In the chorus there is a clue. Bike-related. Refering to a kind of bicycle. Think origami.
Or just search song names from the Achtung Baby album in the Google search bar at the very bottom of each page on the blog. Do it in order of the songs on the album if you want to go quicker. Wink wink.
#9928 ScottPost
Started up a Pandora U2 station after this search. Nice! Thanks for helping run the alleycat!
Derrick S. #226
No complaining from me, the early-risers made it easy :)
HoppyOkapi #3431
I finally made it. It is amazing what a little sleep will do for the thought processes.
I needed the extra clue.
Xtrajack #1455
hard but not outrageous.
shanerh #9708
Almost embarrassingly slow
Patrick Kitto #6968
Also posted on the page where the checkpoint actually lives - sneaky.
Rudi Riet, #2975
So far this is the hardest clue of the race! I still haven't found the page. What happens if I don't find it, am I stuck?
Kastigar,
8173
hardest clue for sure.
EPIC! Stratton #1904
Yes,
Google has killed the riddle!
I cannot thing of anything that makes sense! ahhaha
Joao Lacerda #1995
I have been doing this since 0900 local and it's now 1833. I spent hours on one site looking for the graphic that wasn't there, spent more time trying to post a comment to a article that wouldn't take comments and now this riddle. Can I has my brain bak naow plz?
Brain still hurtz, but I found it
I love it when a site lives on merit and knows if it is good enough, people will come back and vist, not because you are forced to struggle around
#6669
check that, didn't see the silly conundrum
did that done that. no more
#4911. Sean was here! I definitely needed the clues. Good thing I wasn't early. :)
I liked this riddle. Thanks for playing! #3175
#4996 thanks for the clues..........
I don't think I could have done this without the clues. Thanks for this insane riddle, Mikael!
#4358
Alex Clark
Hello!
Thanks for the clues :)
Alleycat #2957
bye, Borcsa
thanks to everyone for stopping by!
#9729 ugh! the clues helped somewhat, but the google search link at the bottom of the page wasn't working for me. finally stumbled upon it.
#5016
Finally got these little wheels up to speed!
I started this search yesterday, only when I got the added help from Kikael did I find it!
Forgot:
Kastigar, 8173
7920. Yup Djjazzynick.
#9921 / JWM
Trust, my mother langage is french and it didn't really help me!
Mathieu Lapointe #5121
#9918 I am joining the alleycat! It sounds great.
But, I can't fully understand the rule. Would you teach me about "check point"? m(_ _)m. But it does not matter. I will read many blog and comment something I feel honestly. Thank you, copenhagenize, Mikael.
Stumbled into it. Clues were not helpful to me sadly.
7316
Thanks for the help, people!! :)
#6386
Thanks for the help, people!! :)
#6386
Cyclin' Missy 7495
Apparently this clue involves some cultural references that I'm completely out of the loop on. I'm totally lost. Exhausted. I think I just bonked in this alleycat race...
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