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“Nova Heart” by Spoons
From the album Arias & Symphonies (1982)
“Nova Heart” by Spoons appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1991 and 1999. It was first released in 1982 on the album Arias & Symphonies. Its best result is #126 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,357 alternative song of all time.
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"Nova Heart" led the charge for Arias & Symphonies in May 1982, and it gave Spoons their first taste of the Canadian singles chart. Gord Deppe wrote it after catching Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark at Bannister's in Hamilton, Ontario, and you can hear that night's synthetic shimmer rubbing off on him: he worked the song out on an electric piano he borrowed from keyboardist Rob Preuss.
Deppe sings lead and plays guitar, Sandy Horne plays bass and adds her voice, and Derrick Ross handles drums and percussion, with John Punter producing and mixing. A stretched-out 12-inch followed the seven-inch, backed with "Symmetry", a dance track that never made the album and found its real audience on club floors rather than the radio.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 126 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 169 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
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