Song Sung Blue fue inspirada por el segundo movimiento de la Sinfonía n.º 7 de Ludwig van Beethoven y presenta una visión simplista de la tristeza, sugiriendo que cantar una canción triste puede hacer que alguien se sienta mejor. La canción fue un gran éxito y rápidamente se convirtió en uno de los mayores éxitos de Neil Diamond.
Song sung blue Everybody knows one Song sung blue Every garden grows one Me and you, are subject to, the blues now and then But when you take the blues and make a song You sing them out again Sing them out again Song sung blue Weeping like a willow Song sung blue Sleeping on my pillow Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice And before you know it, start to feeling good You simply got no choice Me and you, are subject to, the blues now and then But when you take the blues and make a song You sing them out again Sing them out again Song sung blue Weeping like a willow Song sung blue Sleeping on my pillow Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice And before you know it, start to feeling good You simply got no choice Song sung blue Song sung blue * Alternate: Set8