I know, I know. Gnarls Barkley has a hot new single, and we’re always excited about what’s new, new, new! I don’t know about you, though, but I’ll never forget the first time I heard “Crazy.” So I was particularly gratified to hear it in this new way:

This otherworldly instrument — in case you’ve never seen or heard one before — is a theremin. It was one of the first electric instruments to be invented (1919), and the very first to be played with no actual physical contact. The way that it would someday imitate Cee-lo’s voice so perfectly was probably not intended by its inventor, Leon Theremin, but I’m glad nonethless.

–Melanie Shrawder