Karaoké Putting It Together Barbra Streisand

Look, I've spent a lot of time working on this

I believe in it

Well, wha- how do how can you

Well wh- why I mean

What is commercial, really

Be nice, girl

You have to pay a price, girl

They like to give advice, girl

Don't think about it twice, girl

It's time to get to work

I disagree, why don't you wait until you hear it

Art isn't easy even when you're hot

Advancing art is easy financing it is not

A vision's just a vision if it's only in your head

If no one gets to hear it it's as good as dead

It has to come to life

Bit by bit putting it together

Piece by piece only way to make a work of art

Every moment makes a contribution

Every little detail plays a part

Having just a vision's no solution

Everything depends on execution

Putting it together that's what counts

Ounce by ounce putting it together

Small amounts, adding up to make a work of art

First of all you need a good foundation

Otherwise, it's risky from the start

Takes a little cocktail conversation

But without the proper preparation

Having just a vision's no solution

Everything depends on execution

The art of making art is putting it together bit by bit

Link by link, making the connections, yes we do

Drink by drink, taking every comment as it comes

Learning how to play the politician

Like you play piano bass, and drums

Otherwise, you'll find your composition

Isn't gonna get much exhibition

Art isn't easy

Every minor detail is a major decision

Have to keep things in scale

Have to hold to your vision

What's a little cocktail conversation

If it gets the funds for your foundation

Every time I start to feel defensive

I remember vinyl is expensive

Maybe one

Dot by dot building up the image

Shot by shot, keeping at a distance doesn't pay

Still, if you remember your objective

Not give all your privacy away

A little bit of hype can be effective as long as you can keep it in perspective

Even when you get some recognition

Everything you do you still audition

Art isn't easy

Overnight you're a trend

You're the right combination

Then the trend's at an end

You're suddenly last year's sensation

All they ever want is repetition

All they really like is what they know

Gotta keep a link with your tradition

Gotta learn to trust your intuition

While you re-establish your position

So that you can be on exhibit

So that your work can be on exhibition

Be new, girl

They tell you 'till they're blue, girl

You're new, or else you're through, girl

And even if it's true, girl

You do what you can do

Bit by bit putting it together

Piece by piece, working on the vision night and day

All it takes is time and perseverance with a little luck along the way

Putting in a personal appearance

Gathering supporters and adherents

Mapping out the songs but in addition

Harmonizing each negotiation

Balancing the part that's all musicians with the part that's strictly presentation

Balancing the money with the mission 'till you have the perfect orchestration

Even if you do have the suspicion that it's taking all your concentration

The art of making art is putting it together bit by bit

Beat by beat part by part

Sheet by sheet chart by chart

Track by track reel by reel

Stack by stack

Meal by meal deal by deal

Shpiel by shpiel

And that is the state of the art