The band name is Portuguese for “Tired of Being Sexy” (taken from something Beyoncé once commented to the press: “I am tired of being sexy”).
The members are: Lovefoxxx (vocals), Adriano Cintra (drums, guitar, vocals and production), Luiza Sá (guitar, drums and keys), Ana Rezende (guitar and harmonica), Iracema Trevisan (bass) and Carolina Parra (guitar and drums).
In an interview, guitarist/harmonica player Ana Rezende explains the band's name: "[...] we heard that Beyoncé had said that she was really tired of being sexy, which is a really retarded thing to say. It's like saying, "Oh, I'm tired of being rich." So "tired of being sexy" in Portuguese is cansei de ser sexy, so we put it on the flyer to promote the show that we were playing and we kind of got stuck with that name. It was just the stupidest name that we could have ever come up with, but it's funny and I love it. But sometimes people think that we're serious and we're tired of being recognized for our bodies or something like that, and it's nothing like that at all.."
CSS owes a lot of its success to word-of-mouth promotion on the internet, starting with the Trama Virtual website, a kind of Brazilian MySpace. A live performance in 2004 at Tim Festival on the same stage as 2 Many DJs and Kraftwerk increased their fanbase.
In 2005, they signed with Trama Virtual and in October of the same year their first album was released in Brazil.
At the beginning of 2006, CSS signed with Sub Pop to release their first international album and in July they made a thirty-gig tour through USA and Canada along with DJ Diplo and Bonde do Rolê.
The live performance CSS offers is uniquely energetic and entertaining. Lovefoxxx dodges among her bandmates and involves the audience in virtually every song. Sá, Cintra, and Parra switch instruments so often it's easy to forget where they started.
Tours of the US and Europe with Ladytron and Basement Jaxx in 2006 were followed by gigs in Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
In 2007 18 year old student and Apple fan Nick Haley created a home made iPod Touch commercial by piecing together various clips found at apple.com and adding the fast paced and catchy CSS song "Music Is My Hot Hot Sex" as the soundtrack.
After uploading the home made commercial to YouTube Haley was contacted by Apple agency TBWA/Chiat/Day who was allowed to create a TV commercial based on his original spot, claiming instant fame for the CSS tune as well as for the user generated commercial.
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CSS Lyrics
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your face is printed in my mind
I hate to be gone
and i cant wait to go back home
I get insecure
I get all confused
But when i see you it's all good
No I don't like myself
It's all part of our love spell
Where is my sweetheart?
My honey?
Keeping all the light in the dark
so sunny
Where is my sweetheart?
My honey?
Keeping all the light in the dark
So sunny
You can turn me on and i will never turn on you
I go through my journals
And your name is mentioned so tenderly
I want to lay in your bed
To wake up with the smell of your hair
All over my face
with your love embrace
I needed someone to let you shine
Why cant we be joined at the hip?
You bring the honey and ill bring the heat
I wonder when im going to see you
again
i wonder when im going to see you
again
Where is my sweetheart?
My honey?
Keeping all the light in the dark so sunny
Where is my sweetheart?
My honey?
Keeping all the light in the dark so sunny
you can turn me on and i will never turn on you
you can turn me on and i will never turn on you
you can turn me on and i will never turn on you
In CSS's song "Honey," the lyrics seem to express the deep longing and love the singer has for another person. The song starts with the singer saying, "Whenever I close my eyes, your face is printed in my mind." This signifies a deep connection the singer has with the person in question, and they are unable to get them out of their mind even for a moment. The lyrics continue to express how they hate to be away from them, and all they want to do is go back home where they can be with them again.
As the song progresses, the singer reveals their insecurities, saying, "I get insecure, I get all confused, but when I see you it's all good." This showcases the power the other person has over them and how being with them resolves any feelings of doubt or insecurity. The singer even goes on to say that they don't like themselves with anybody else, indicating that the love they have for this person is unique and unparalleled.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase, "Where is my sweetheart? My honey? Keeping all the light in the dark so sunny," and this reinforces the idea that the other person is like a guiding light for the singer, providing warmth and happiness even in the darkest moments. The last line of the chorus, "you can turn me on and I will never turn on you," appears to signify a sense of loyalty and devotion the singer has to the other person.
Overall, "Honey" is a song about deep love and longing, expressed through lyrics filled with romantic imagery and metaphors. The song paints a picture of someone who is head over heels in love and is willing to do anything to be with their special someone.
Line by Line Meaning
Whenever I close my eyes
Even when I'm not with you, I imagine your face vividly and can't get you out of my thoughts.
your face is printed in my mind
Thoughts of you are endlessly replayed in my head.
I hate to be gone
Being away from you is difficult for me.
and i cant wait to go back home
All I want is to be with you again.
I get insecure
I feel uncertain and unsure without you.
I get all confused
My thoughts are a jumbled mess when I'm not with you.
But when i see you it's all good
Being with you brings clarity and happiness to my life.
No I don't like myself
I am not content with myself when I'm not with you.
with anybody else
Being with anyone else just isn't the same as being with you.
It's all part of our love spell
The magic we share is what makes our love so special.
Where is my sweetheart?
I long for you, my beloved.
My honey?
You are the sweetest thing in my life.
Keeping all the light in the dark
You bring light and joy to the darkest moments of my life.
so sunny
You make me feel happy and alive.
You can turn me on and i will never turn on you
I will always stay true to you and never betray you.
I go through my journals
I look back on past memories and writings of ours.
And your name is mentioned so tenderly
Your name evokes tender and loving emotions in me.
I want to lay in your bed
I yearn to be close to you, physically and emotionally.
To wake up with the smell of your hair
Waking up to your scent is a dream come true.
All over my face
The memories of you are etched all over my being.
with your love embrace
The warmth and tenderness of your love is all I need.
I needed someone to let you shine
I want to support you and see you succeed in all aspects of your life.
Why cant we be joined at the hip?
I never want to be without you, always together as one.
You bring the honey and ill bring the heat
Together, we bring the sweetness of love and the passion of desire.
I wonder when im going to see you again
I constantly think about and yearn for our next reunion.
Where is my sweetheart?
My heart beats for you, my love.
you can turn me on and i will never turn on you
My loyalty and devotion to you will never falter, no matter what.
Writer(s): Luiza da Silva E. Sa, Carolina Parra, Luiza Hanae Matsushita, Ana Maria de Rezende Versiani Dos Anjos, Robert L. Russell Copyright: Bibo Music Publishing Inc., Stage Three Music (Catalogues) Limited
Contributed by Gabriel K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.