Number 21: Blue Peter - Don't Walk Past

Blue Peter's biggest hit is "Don't Walk Past", from 1983's Falling LP. The song hit #24 in Canada, propelled by a stylish video featuring the manic, David-Byrne-like dancing of frontman Paul Humphrey. In mid-83, these guys were tearing it up in the Great White North, seemingly headed for new wave domination. Unfortunately, one year later acrimony surrounding the recording of their next album, Vertigo, reached a crescendo, and Blue Peter broke up in a supernova of anger, jealousy, and resentment. They've since patched things up, and today they tour sporadically, but the exploding angst during the Vertigo sessions drove the band's career straight into a brick wall. Blue Peter takes the #21 spot on my Top 100 with "Don't Walk Past", the shining apex of their musical trajectory.

Here's the infamous video!