Putting It Together

<br>Barbra: look, Ive spent a lot of time working on this<br><br>Producer 1: look, no ones gonna buy it -- no one.<br><br>Producer 2: no one in middle america, anyway. thats for sure.<br><br>Producer 3: hes right!<br><br>Producer 1: sweetheart, its just not commercial!<br><br>Barbra: what is commercial? <br><br>Producer 2: its not whats selling nowadays.<br><br>Producer 1: I mean - personally, I love it, but<br><br>Barbra (sung):be nice, girl!<br><br>Producer 3: nobodys into this kind of material.<br><br>Barbra (sung): you have to pay a price, girl!<br><br>Producer 2: this album needs a hit single we can push.<br><br>Barbra (sung):they like to give advice, girl!<br><br>Producer 1: the whole ideas too risky.<br><br>Barbra (sung): dont think about it twice, girl!<br><br>Producer 2: the audience wont understand this kind of thing!<br><br>Barbra (sung):its time to get to work!<br><br>Barbra(spoken): I disagree! why dont you wait until you hear it? <br><br>Producer 3: this is like your old stuff!<br><br>Barbra (sung): art isnt easy.<br><br>Producer 3: youve got to appeal to the kids.<br><br>Barbra (sung): even when youre hot.<br><br>Producer 2: why would you want to make an album like this anyway? <br><br>Barbra (sung): advancing art is easy.<br><br>Producer 1: I think we ought to talk seriously about this.<br><br>Barbra (sung): financing it is not!<br><br>Producer 2: why take chances? <br><br>Barbra (sung): a visions just a vision if its only in your head!<br><br>Producer 1: nobody respects your artistic integrity more than I do, but<br><br>Barbra (sung): if no one gets to hear it, its as good as dead!<br><br>Producer 2: you have to think about you career!<br><br>Barbra (sung): it has to come to life!<br><br>Barbra (sung): bit by bit, putting it together<br><br>Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art<br><br>Every moment makes a contribution<br><br>Every little detail plays a parts<br><br>Having just a visions no solution<br><br>Everything depends on execution<br><br>Putting it together, thats what counts!<br><br>Ounce by ounce, putting in together<br><br>Small amounts, adding up to make a work of art<br><br>First of all you need a good foundation<br><br>Otherwise its risky from the start<br><br>Takes a little cocktail conversation<br><br>But without the proper preparation<br><br>Having just a visions no solution<br><br>Everything depends on execution<br><br>The art of making art<br><br>Is putting it together, bit by bit<br><br>Producer 2: do we really need all these musicians? <br><br>Barbra: link by link, making the connections, yes we do!<br><br>Drink by drink, taking every comment as it comes<br><br>Learning how to play the politician<br><br>Like you play piano, bass and drums<br><br>Otherwise youll find your composition<br><br>Isnt gonna get much exhibition<br><br>Art isnt easy<br><br>Every minor detail is a major decision<br><br>Have to keep things in scale<br><br>Have to hold to your vision<br><br>Producer 1: why dont we talk about this over dinner, darling? <br><br>Whats a little cocktail conversation<br><br>If it gets the funds for your foundation<br><br>Every time I start to feel defensive<br><br>I remember vinyl is expensive!<br><br>Producer 3: would you agree to do an interview? <br><br>Barbra: maybe one!<br><br>Dot by dot, building up the image<br><br>Shot by shot, keeping at a distance doesnt pay<br><br>Still if you remember your objective<br><br>Not give all your privacy away<br><br>A little bit of hype can be effective<br><br>As long as you can keep it in perspective<br><br>Even when you get some recognition<br><br>Everything you do you still audition<br><br>Art isnt easy<br><br>Overnight youre a trend<br><br>Youre the right combination<br><br>Then the trends at an end<br><br>Youre suddenly last years sensation!<br><br>All they ever want is repetition<br><br>All they really like is what they know<br><br>Gotta keep a link with your tradition<br><br>Gotta learn to trust your intuition<br><br>While you re-establish your position<br><br>So that you can be on exhibit...<br><br>So that your work can be on exhibition!<br><br>Be new, girl!<br><br>They tell you till theyre blue, girl!<br><br>Youre new, or else youre through, girl!<br><br>And even if its true, girl,<br><br>You do what you can do!<br><br>Bit by bit, putting it together<br><br>Piece by piece, working on the vision night and day<br><br>All it takes is time and perseverance<br><br>With a little luck along the way<br><br>Putting in a personal appearance<br><br>Gathering supporters and adherents...<br><br>Producer 1: well, shes an original!<br><br>Producer 3: was!<br><br>Barbra: mapping out the songs but in addition<br><br>Harmonizing each negotiation<br><br>Balancing the part thats all musicians<br><br>With the part thats strictly presentation<br><br>Balancing the money with the mission<br><br>Till you have the perfect orchestration<br><br>Even if you do have the suspicion<br><br>That its taking all your concentration<br><br>The art of making art<br><br>Is putting it together, bit by bit<br><br>Beat by beat, part by part<br><br>Sheet by sheet, chart by chart track by track, bit by bit,<br><br>Reel by reel, pout by pout<br><br>Stack by stack, snit by snit,<br><br>Meal by meal, shout by shout<br><br>Deal by deal, spat by spat<br><br>Shpiel by shpiel, doubt by doubt<br><br>And that... is the state of the art!