Tag Archives: Song Sung Blue

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Song of the Day #6,437: ‘Play Me’ – Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson

Continuing my personal 2025 Oscar nominations, today I will be writing about the race for Best Actor.

This year’s Best Actor race is one of the best in years, featuring five phenomenal actors doing some of their best work. I’ll be happy no matter which of these guys takes home the trophy: Timothee Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners), and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent).

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Song of the Day #3,625: ‘Song Sung Blue’ – Neil Diamond

Two years after landing his first #1 song with ‘Cracklin’ Rosie,’ Neil Diamond did it again with ‘Song Sung Blue.’ This would be his last ever solo #1, though he did reach the top spot again with ‘You Don’t Bring Me Flowers,’ a duet with Barbra Streisand.

I know this song best through Frank Sinatra’s cover version, recorded for his 1980 album Trilogy. Sinatra was a staple in my childhood home; Neil Diamond not so much.

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