Sad Kermit's Depressing Rendition of "Needle in the Hay" Whitney Jefferson · 01/11/10 11:47AM A chain-smoking, drugged-up, and depressed Kermit the Frog does his take on Elliot Smith's "Needle in the Hay." Who knew Kermit had a dark side? This brings new meaning to his cries of how "it's not easy being green."