Song · Blue Peter
“Don't Walk Past” by Blue Peter
From the album Falling (1983)
“Don't Walk Past” by Blue Peter appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1991 and 1999. It was first released in 1983 on the album Falling. Its best result is #376 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,824 alternative song of all time.
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"Don't Walk Past" was the hit Toronto's Blue Peter carried off Falling, their 1983 album on Ready Records and the follow-up to Up To You, the 1982 EP that got them noticed. Chris Wardman wrote it, and while Steve Nye's production across the record pushed keyboards ahead of guitars in a way that had people thinking of his work with Roxy Music and Japan, this one hangs on a jangly guitar riff.
The video did as much as the song. Rob Quartly directed it with Blade Runner fresh in mind, and it became the first video by an independent Canadian label to land on American MTV, taking Best Video of 1983 from the Canadian Film and Television Association. When CFNY drew up its Best 102 of the Decade, the station slotted the song in at 92.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 376 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 404 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
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