Echo & The Bunnymen’s lead singer is Ian McCulloch, who was originally in a band called Crucial Three with Pete Wylie and Julian Cope. Julian Cope was part of The Teardrop Explodes, who are mentioned in the song I Can’t Get ‘Bouncing Babies’ by The Teardrop Explodes by The Freshies…

21 June 2013 16:17 update: corrected convoluted link thanks to Tony in the comments.