FM as an influential band

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Hi everyone!
I don't know if this has been discussed before, but I 've been thinking about it for some time, so I decided to start this.
The word "influential" is one of those used to described FM in their entry in Wikipedia and I was never sure how this is meant. I understand it very clearly when I hear it about the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan or artists like Bryan Ferry (who has been a style icon for many others like Brett Anderson or Jarvis Cocker IMO), or Johnny Cash and Leonard Cohen (I can't even begin mentioning artists who have been influenced by those two) but I don't have any particular bands in mind that haveobviously been influenced by FM.

(Don't get me wrong, I don't mean that they have not played an important part in rock mythology, it is just that I do not have anyone in mind..)

On the other hand, I think that a lot of (especially brit pop) songs sound remotely a bit like "Second Hand News" for instance, but that's about it..

I would be very glad to hear some views