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There Was A Light (performed by Peter Holsapple)

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Big Star, the legendary, star-crossed Memphis power-pop band, fueled an entire generation of Tarheel musicians. Hence “There Was A Light," written by the late Chris Bell of Big Star. The song traces the arc of romantic despair as it deepens into suicidal depression. Peter Holsapple’s intuitive vocal slides from hope to inconsolability atop a regal

Big Star, the legendary, star-crossed Memphis power-pop band, fueled an entire generation of Tarheel musicians. Hence “There Was A Light," written by the late Chris Bell of Big Star. The song traces the arc of romantic despair as it deepens into suicidal depression. Peter Holsapple’s intuitive vocal slides from hope to inconsolability atop a regal arrangement that owes as much to Procol Harum as it does to Big Star. The song is crowned by a magnificent guitar solo by Mitch Easter which lifts an already emotional song toward the heavens.

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