Song · T'Pau
“Heart and Soul” by T'Pau
Released 1987
“Heart and Soul” by T'Pau appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1987 and 2023. It was first released in 1987. Its best result is #88 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #264 alternative song of 1987.
"Heart and Soul" was the debut single from British pop-rock band T'Pau, a song from their first album, Bridge of Spies, put out on Virgin in 1987, and it started with a machine. Ron was getting the hang of the sequencer on a keyboard he'd just bought when the bass riff tumbled out of it, and Carol Decker began singing a melody over the top.
The words grew from something small: a holiday Decker took with her parents that Ron couldn't join, and how much she missed him. She then spun it into a made-up tale of love that isn't returned. The rap was producer Andy Piercy's idea; he felt the gaps needed filling, so Decker improvised syncopated nonsense sounds and spent about a week shaping them into words. It reached number four in both Britain and America.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 88 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 647 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2023 | 363 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
Also listed as: Heart And Soul.
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