Prog-rock band The Dear Hunter covered Hall & Oates ‘ ’80s pop hit “Maneater” on the spot for Musora as part of a series on the channel in which bands are surprised by a song and asked to create an arrangement on the spot.

Like all installments of the series, it is a lesson in songcrafting, showcasing what makes a song and what doesn’t. By having the band talk out their understanding of the original and their approach to a rearrangement, the series showcases both what iconic aspects of material carry over to give a song its DNA as well as insight into the process of contemporary artists in their approach.

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The series includes installments like prog metal band Leprous covering A-Ha ‘s “Take on Me,” jazz fusion group Vital Information covering Soundgarden ‘s “Black Hole Sun” and folk pop duo Fionn covering System of a Down ‘s “Toxicity.”

Their reinvention sees the pop hit take on a more atmospheric and textural ballad structure built largely around the tone of the sax solo…