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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Cansei de Ser Sexy Lyrics
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Gimme 3 wishes
I wanna be that dirtyfinger and his six bitches
A la la, a la la
Gimme more 2
I wanna be in that crazy band or meuku
A la la, a la la
Would you be kind
And i'll be superfine
A la la, a la la
You're so cool
Can i be your friend?
I'll drive till the end
Cuz you know but you don't wanna
Cuz you want but you can't have it
Cuz you know but you don't wanna
Cuz you want but you can't have it
A la la, a la la
I'm so worried
I bought that posh clothing
But it still looks ugly
A la la, a la la
Am i stoopid?
I'm doing the talking
But i don't get nothing
A la la, a la la
Alguém me avisa
Quando é bom parar
De fazer a íntima
A la la, a la la
You're so cool
Can i be your friend?
I'll drive it till the end
Cuz you know but you don't wanna
Cuz you want but you can't have it
Cuz you know but you don't wanna
Cuz you want but you can't have it
The lyrics of Cansei de Ser Sexy's Alala resonate with themes of desire, envy, and frustration. From the beginning of the song, the singer expresses their desire for three things: to be like "dirtyfinger" and his six bitches; to be in a crazy band or "meuku"; and to have one more thing to make them "superfine." The repetition of "a la la" gives the impression of someone daydreaming or lost in thought, perhaps longing for a life that they feel is out of reach.
The verse "Cuz you know but you don't wanna, Cuz you want but you can't have it" reinforces this idea of unattainable desires, as the singer acknowledges that they are aware of what they want, but they either can't or won't pursue it. This could be interpreted as a critique of consumer culture, where people are bombarded with images of what they should want and be, but are ultimately unable to achieve those standards.
The latter half of the song turns inward, with the singer questioning their own worth and intelligence. They wonder if they are "stupid" for not getting what they want, and express frustration with their own inability to read social cues ("doing the talking but i don't get nothing"). The outro of the song returns to the idea of wanting to be friends with someone cool and driving until the end, suggesting a desire for connection and belonging.
Overall, the lyrics of Alala capture a sense of restlessness and dissatisfaction with the status quo, but also the recognition that some things may be unattainable or not worth pursuing.
Line by Line Meaning
A la la, a la la
The singer is using a repetitive, catchy melody to draw in the listener's attention
Gimme 3 wishes
The singer is expressing desire for something, in this case, three wishes
I wanna be that dirtyfinger and his six bitches
The singer wants to be part of a group of people that are seen as cool or desirable
Gimme more 2
The singer is expressing desire for more of something, in this case, two things
I wanna be in that crazy band or meuku
The singer wants to be a part of a wild or unconventional music group
Would you be kind
The singer is asking for a favor or assistance
Gimme one little more
The singer is expressing desire for one more thing
And i'll be superfine
The singer believes that obtaining this one thing will make them feel great
You're so cool
The singer admires someone for being impressive or noteworthy
Can i be your friend?
The singer wants to establish a connection or relationship with the cool person
I'll drive till the end
The singer is willing to put in effort or work towards maintaining this potential friendship
Cuz you know but you don't wanna
The singer acknowledges that the cool person is aware of their presence, but may not want to engage with them
Cuz you want but you can't have it
The singer recognizes that the cool person may be desirable, but unattainable
I'm so worried
The singer is expressing concern or anxiety about something
I bought that posh clothing
The singer purchased expensive, fashionable clothing
But it still looks ugly
Despite the cost and trendy nature of the clothing, the singer does not feel confident in how they look wearing it
Am i stoopid?
The singer questions their intelligence or judgment
I'm doing the talking
The singer is communicating, likely trying to convey their feelings or desires
But i don't get nothing
Despite their efforts to express themselves, the singer feels like they are not being heard or understood
Alguém me avisa
This line is in Portuguese and translates to 'someone tell me'
Quando é bom parar
This line is in Portuguese and translates to 'when is it a good time to stop'
De fazer a íntima
This line is in Portuguese and translates to 'to get too close'
Contributed by Maria D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@lucasbarcellos4036
Most of brazilian teenagers and young adults of the 2000s grew up listening to this song in MTV... how I miss these days
@whyisblue923taken
It seems that MTV has music in every other country that's not the US.
@TheCountOrlok
@@whyisblue923taken Nah, MTV Brasil is dead, too. It's all "reality" tv now.
@dumat170
Why you estão speaking em inglês?
@Srvtnc
Fodase
@iampegasuzzz
🎉
@vivicosta22
CSS nunca errou, 16 anos depois em Elite na Netflix, amo ❤
@r1chmyth
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK vim por isso, pqp. Relembrou minha infancia.
@VictorAC1995
Um clássico q continua atual
@FlaviaSierro
Nossa em qual episódio de qual temporada?