I Want You (She's So Heavy)

On Sunday (August 21), the (music) world lost one of its great pioneers, Robert Moog, to a brain tumor at the age of 71. Mostly known to a current generation of hipsters as a crazy-blippity-bleeping-analog relic that, if in possession of one, exponentially ups ones indie-cred, the Moog synthesizer contributed greatly to the tapestry of sounds produced by musicians in the 60s and 70s (and to the retro stylings of Stereolab in the 90s).

Possible Elitists High on Coffee and Cloves would like to pay tribute to this man and his wonderful invention--one that was both timely and timeless.

Off the top of my head, here are some of the greatest musical recordings that might not have been so great without help from Mr. Moog's creation:

Walter (Wendy) Carlos, Switched-on Bach (1968)
The Beatles, "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (1969)
Head East, "Jefftown Creek" (1975)
Parliament, "Flashlight" (1978) & Funkadelic, "(It's Only) Knee Deep" (1979)
Gary Numan, The Pleasure Principle (1979)

Got any more you'd like to add, Cat?