C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.500247 By Neil Diamond. By Neil Diamond. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Pop,Rock,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #113431. Published by John Fries (A0.500247). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns. Â You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer. Song Sung Blue is a 1972 hit song written and recorded by Neil Diamond, inspired by the second movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto #21. Song Sung Blue was Diamond's second #1 hit in the U.S., after 1970's Cracklin' Rosie, and to date his last solo #1 song (he had a #1 duet with Barbra Streisand in 1978, with You Don't Bring Me Flowers. In addition, Song Sung Blue spent seven weeks at #1 on the adult contemporary chart. The song has become one of Diamond's standards, and he often performs it during concerts.
