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Marcia Ball: A Witty Way With An Old Cliche

Marcia Ball infuses "Everybody's Looking for the Same Thing" with Texas twang and a bluesy, rollicking piano style. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Marcia Ball: A Witty Way With An Old Cliche

Ball infuses "Everybody's Looking for the Same Thing" with Texas twang and a bluesy, rollicking piano style. The song has a chunky, mid-tempo beat, suitable for those who like to two-step — or, as Ball says, "just sway back and forth."

'Everybody's Looking for the Same Thing' by Marcia Ball

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Marcia Ball Gets 'Right Back in It'

In "Right Back in It," Ball's awesome mélange of keyboard styles sets the tone: Call it the Zydeco boogie-woogie blues. Horns chug faster and faster throughout, and a guitar drops by for a rock 'n' roll interlude. In the end, there's even a moral that applies in a post-Katrina age.

'Right Back in It' by Marcia Ball

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