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The Beat Goes On

Stephanie J. Block
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And the beat goes on, the beat goes on Drums keep pounding A rhythm to the brain La de da de de, la de da de da Hiya fellas, back me up would ya? Broadway's always been the rage, uh huh Look at me, I'm on the stage, uh huh Oh, to be happy in your work Cher won't be on Broadway anymore That was fast Why what happened? Cause there's Mike Nichols standing at the door Did you say Mike Nichols? Uh, huh And he offers me a movie role Uh, huh In Silkwood And the beat goes on Not in that coat it doesn't Off, it's gone The beat goes on On, on, on So, I leave the theater to make it in The movies and I'm hanging out with the Gods And when Silkwood's all finished, Nichols says the trailer is playing in L.A and I should check it out So I did So, I'm standing in the back of the theater and Meryl Streep's name comes up on the screen and everyone goes... Ooh And Kurt Russel's name comes on and everyone goes... Aah And then Cher comes up on screen and everyone starts laughing I bit the inside of my cheek so I wouldn't cry Well, now it's Oscar season and no-one's laughing anymore And the beat goes on (And the beat goes on) The beat goes on, on, on The beat goes on (And the beat goes on) The beat goes on, on, on And of course it's a great honor just to be nominated And the 1984 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress goes to... Linda Hunt Well, what diva doesn't have her ups and downs Two long years til my next part uh, huh Which movie? Mask Do, do, do Leading role with lots of heart uh, huh Oscar buzz is building all over town Do, do, do Cast so great, I wanna scream uh, huh And you rocked that motorcycle jacket, sis God is good to live the dream uh, huh And the movie comes out And the beat goes on (And the beat goes on) And it's a hit! On, on, on The beat goes on (And the beat goes on) On and on But, the Academy doesn't approve of me I'm the bad girl with the big mouth So, this time I don't even get nominated Well, that's showbiz I guess They asked me to present an award instead That's showbiz Hey, it's still an honor to be a presenter Oh, yeah it's a big honor Bob And I wanna go big, right back And the beat goes on Just, how big do you want it Cher? The beat goes on Let's put it this way, when you think you've gone too big, Bob Go bigger! And the beat goes on The beat goes on The beat goes on, on, on The beat goes on The beat goes on The beat goes on, on, on As you can see, I did receive my Academy handbook On how to dress like a serious actress Okay, back to you kid Gotta pay your dues If you wanna sing the blues Cause you know, it don't come easy (Easy) You don't have to shout or shimmy all about Cause you know, it don't come easy (The beat goes on and on) The beat goes on Oh, I payed my dues all right And two years later And the winner of the 1988 Academy Award for Best Actress is... Cher, for Moonstruck Oh, babe see what happens when you high kick fear in the butt The beat goes on The beat goes on On and on and on Yeah, the beat goes on Drums keep pounding A rhythm to the brain La de da de de, la de da de da Uh