《Putting It Together》歌词

[00:00:05] Barbra: Look I've spent a lot of time working on this

[00:00:07] Producer 1: Look no one's gonna buy it -- no one

[00:00:10] Producer 2: No one in Middle America anyway That's for sure

[00:00:12] Producer 3: He's right

[00:00:13] Producer 1: Sweetheart it's just not commercial

[00:00:14] Barbra: What is commercial

[00:00:15] Producer 2: It's not what's selling nowadays

[00:00:16] Producer 1: I mean - personally I love it but

[00:00:18] Barbra (sung):Be nice girl

[00:00:20] Producer 3: Nobody's into this kind of material

[00:00:21] Barbra (sung): You have to pay a price girl

[00:00:23] Producer 2: This album needs a hit single we can push

[00:00:25] Barbra (sung):They like to give advice girl

[00:00:26] Producer 1: The whole idea's too risky

[00:00:27] Barbra (sung): Don't think about it twice girl

[00:00:29] Producer 2: The audience won't understand this kind of thing

[00:00:30] Barbra (sung):It's time to get to work

[00:00:30] Barbra(spoken): I disagree Why don't you wait until you hear it

[00:00:31] Producer 3: This is like your old stuff

[00:00:32] Barbra (sung): Art isn't easy

[00:00:32] Producer 3: You've got to appeal to the kids

[00:00:37] Barbra (sung): Even when you're hot

[00:00:39] Producer 2: Why would you want to make an album like this anyway

[00:00:42] Barbra (sung): Advancing art is easy

[00:00:43] Producer 1: I think we ought to talk seriously about this

[00:00:45] Barbra (sung): Financing it is not

[00:00:45] Producer 2: Why take chances

[00:00:45] Barbra (sung): A vision's just a vision if it's only in your head

[00:00:46] Producer 1: Nobody respects your artistic integrity more than I do but

[00:00:47] Barbra (sung): If no one gets to hear it it's as good as dead

[00:00:51] Producer 2: You have to think about you career

[00:00:58] Barbra (sung): It has to come to life

[00:01:01] Barbra (sung): Bit by bit putting it together

[00:01:02] Piece by piece only way to make a work of art

[00:01:04] Every moment makes a contribution

[00:01:05] Every little detail plays a parts

[00:01:08] Having just a vision's no solution

[00:01:10] Everything depends on execution

[00:01:11] Putting it together that's what counts

[00:01:13] Ounce by ounce putting in together

[00:01:16] Small amounts adding up to make a work of art

[00:01:22] First of all you need a good foundation

[00:01:24] Otherwise it's risky from the start

[00:01:25] Takes a little cocktail conversation

[00:01:26] But without the proper preparation

[00:01:27] Having just a vision's no solution

[00:01:28] Everything depends on execution

[00:01:29] The art of making art

[00:01:31] Is putting it together bit by bit

[00:01:39] Producer 2: Do we really need all these musicians

[00:01:40] Barbra: Link by link making the connections yes we do

[00:01:45] Drink by drink taking every comment as it comes

[00:01:46] Learning how to play the politician

[00:01:47] Like you play piano bass and drums

[00:01:52] Otherwise you'll find your composition

[00:01:54] Isn't gonna get much exhibition

[00:01:55] Art isn't easy

[00:01:57] Every minor detail is a major decision

[00:02:02] Have to keep things in scale

[00:02:04] Have to hold to your vision

[00:02:07] Producer 1: Why don't we talk about this over dinner darling

[00:02:10] What's a little cocktail conversation

[00:02:11] If it gets the funds for your foundation

[00:02:12] Every time I start to feel defensive

[00:02:14] I remember vinyl is expensive

[00:02:15] Producer 3: Would you agree to do an interview

[00:02:17] Barbra: Maybe one

[00:02:18] Dot by dot building up the image

[00:02:21] Shot by shot keeping at a distance doesn't pay

[00:02:25] Still if you remember your objective

[00:02:27] Not give all your privacy away

[00:02:28] A little bit of hype can be effective

[00:02:30] As long as you can keep it in perspective

[00:02:32] Even when you get some recognition

[00:02:33] Everything you do you still audition

[00:02:36] Art isn't easy

[00:02:37] Overnight you're a trend

[00:02:41] You're the right combination

[00:02:42] Then the trend's at an end

[00:02:44] You're suddenly last year's sensation

[00:02:46] All they ever want is repetition

[00:02:49] All they really like is what they know

[00:02:51] Gotta keep a link with your tradition

[00:02:53] Gotta learn to trust your intuition

[00:02:54] While you re-establish your position

[00:02:56] So that you can be on exhibit

[00:02:58] So that your work can be on exhibition

[00:03:01] Be new girl

[00:03:02] They tell you till they're blue girl

[00:03:07] You're new or else you're through girl

[00:03:10] And even if it's true girl

[00:03:12] You do what you can do

[00:03:15] Bit by bit Putting it together

[00:03:22] Piece by piece working on the vision night and day

[00:03:25] All it takes is time and perseverance

[00:03:28] With a little luck along the way

[00:03:31] Putting in a personal appearance

[00:03:33] Gathering supporters and adherents

[00:03:35] Producer 1: Well she's an original

[00:03:36] Producer 3: WAS

[00:03:37] Barbra: Mapping out the songs but in addition

[00:03:39] Harmonizing each negotiation

[00:03:39] Balancing the part that's all musicians

[00:03:42] With the part that's strictly presentation

[00:03:43] Balancing the money with the mission

[00:03:45] Till you have the perfect orchestration

[00:03:47] Even if you do have the suspicion

[00:03:49] That it's taking all your concentration

[00:03:51] The art of making art

[00:03:54] Is putting it together bit by bit

[00:03:57] Beat by beat part by part

[00:03:59] Sheet by sheet chart by chart Track by track bit by bit

[00:04:02] Reel by reel pout by pout

[00:04:04] Stack by stack snit by snit

[00:04:05] Meal by meal shout by shout

[00:04:06] Deal by deal spat by spat

[00:04:09] Shpiel by shpiel doubt by doubt

[00:04:11] And that Is the state of the art