Cansei de Ser Sexy (commonly known as CSS) is a band from São Paulo, Brazil… Read Full Bio ↴Cansei de Ser Sexy (commonly known as CSS) is a band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2003.

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), Luiza Sá (guitar, drums and keys), Ana Rezende (guitar and harmonica) and Carolina Parra (guitar and drums). Former members are Iracema Trevisan (bass) and Adriano Cintra (drums, guitar, vocals and production).

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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Ódio ódio ódio sorry c
Cansei de Ser Sexy Lyrics

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Sorry, so
Sorry, so
Sorry!

I didn't mean to look so good
I didn't mean to be so pretty
So, so

Prettier than your mom, so
Prettier than all your sons, damn
Prettier than your mom, so
Prettier than all your sons

When I walk by
People looking at me
When we stop by
People talk to me

You? Me!
Oh You? Me!
Oh You? Me!
Ohh You
Not you!

Can't you see I was born like that
I can do anything
And you should stop being sad
Why don't you blame me on your dad
(put some make up on)

Sorry!!!
Brush your hair!
Sorry!!!
Don't walk like me!
Sorry!!!
Don't act like me!
Sorry!!!
You ain't me!

You are you
And you feel sorry too!

Overall Meaning

The song "Ódio ódio ódio sorry c" by Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS) is a sardonic and biting critique of societal expectations of beauty and conformity. The lyrics are deliberately provocative and irreverent, using irony and sarcasm to subvert traditional ideas of femininity and attractiveness. The song begins with three repetitions of "Sorry, so" before launching into the first verse, which declares "I didn't mean to look so good / I didn't mean to be so pretty." This line sets the tone for the rest of the song, challenging the notion that women should strive to be beautiful or desirable for others.

The chorus of the song reinforces this idea, with lead singer Lovefoxxx declaring herself to be "Prettier than your mom, so / Prettier than all your sons." This refrain is both humorous and confrontational, daring the listener to question why they place so much value on physical appearance. The verses that follow describe the attention and adulation that Lovefoxxx receives as a result of her beauty, but also offer a scathing critique of the ways in which women are judged and objectified by others. The line "Can't you see I was born like that / I can do anything" is a powerful assertion of agency and self-determination, pushing back against the idea that women should conform to narrow standards of beauty and behavior.

The final section of the song alternates between apologies and admonishments, with Lovefoxxx urging the listener to "be you" and not try to emulate her. The overall effect of the song is to challenge the listener to think critically about the expectations and pressures placed on women to look and act a certain way, and to celebrate individuality and authenticity.

Line by Line Meaning

Sorry, so
Apologies, very much so

Sorry!
Apologies!

I didn't mean to look so good
I did not intend to appear so attractive

I didn't mean to be so pretty
I did not intend to be so beautiful

So, so
Indeed, indeed

Prettier than your mom, so
I am more attractive than your mother

Prettier than all your sons, damn
I am more attractive than all of your sons, damn

Prettier than your mom, so
I am more attractive than your mother

Prettier than all your sons
I am more attractive than all of your sons

When I walk by
When I pass by

People looking at me
People taking a glance at me