Way back in the synth-pop 80s, this band had one of the most original, unusual, and – dare I say it? – futuristic sounds out there. Tell me this doesn’t prefigure Counting Crows.

If you acknowledge that, you must also acknowledge the debt this band owes to the early work of Rod Stewart ("Mandolin Wind", in particular), which was just as innovative in its way.

Here are The Hooters with their chamber-pop take on “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds”.