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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Am I sleeping? Is this a dream?... No!
Am I a Mouse?
Am I an elephant?
And I had just sliced your tongue
So tell me he-he-he-he-he-he-he-he-hey:
Do you wanna drink some alcohol?
I'm just a boy (girl) but I have a very strong punch
And I had just broken your nose...
Am I a horse?
Am I on fire?
Am I the curse?
Am I the curse?
So tell me he-he-he-he-he-he-he-he-hey:
Do you wanna drink some alcohol?
This is so weird
Am I sleeping? Is this a dream?... No!
Am I a Mouse?
Am I an elephant?
And I had just sliced your tongue
So tell me he-he-he-he-he-he-he-he-hey:
Do you wanna drink some alcohol?
The lyrics to Cansei de Ser Sexy's song "Alcohol" are quite bizarre and nonsensical, but they seem to be exploring themes of confusion, disorientation, and aggression. The opening lines, "This is so weird / Am I sleeping? Is this a dream?... No! / Am I a Mouse? / Am I an elephant? / And I had just sliced your tongue," suggest that the singer is disconnected from reality and unsure of their own identity. The use of animal imagery further emphasizes this sense of estrangement and detachment.
The chorus, which repeatedly asks, "Do you wanna drink some alcohol?" is perhaps a nod to the numbing effects of alcohol on the mind and the way it can blur the lines between fantasy and reality. The lines "I'm just a boy (girl) but I have a very strong punch / And I had just broken your nose" also suggest that the singer is feeling aggressive and perhaps violent, which could be linked to the idea of using alcohol to drown out one's problems and emotions.
The repetition of the question, "So tell me he-he-he-he-he-he-he-he-hey," gives the impression of a frantic, unintelligible conversation, further emphasizing the sense of disorientation and confusion. Overall, while the lyrics may not make immediate sense, they seem to be exploring complex themes related to identity, aggression, and the role of alcohol in numbing one's emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
This is so weird
The situation or feeling is strange and unusual.
Am I sleeping? Is this a dream?... No!
Questioning if this is reality or just imagination.
Am I a Mouse?
Wondering if they are small and insignificant.
Am I an elephant?
Wondering if they are large and powerful.
And I had just sliced your tongue
Inflicting physical harm onto someone.
So tell me he-he-he-he-he-he-he-he-hey:
Do you wanna drink some alcohol?
Asking if the person wants to numb the pain with alcohol.
I'm just a boy (girl) but I have a very strong punch
Despite their appearance, they are capable of causing harm.
And I had just broken your nose...
Inflicting physical harm onto someone.
Am I a horse?
Wondering if they are strong and powerful.
Am I on fire?
Wondering if they are unstoppable and energetic.
Am I the curse?
Wondering if they are responsible for bad luck and misfortune.
This is so weird
The situation or feeling is strange and unusual.
Am I sleeping? Is this a dream?... No!
Questioning if this is reality or just imagination.
Am I a Mouse?
Wondering if they are small and insignificant.
Am I an elephant?
Wondering if they are large and powerful.
And I had just sliced your tongue
Inflicting physical harm onto someone.
So tell me he-he-he-he-he-he-he-he-hey:
Do you wanna drink some alcohol?
Asking if the person wants to numb the pain with alcohol.
Contributed by Eli L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@cosdrag8807
Remember; you don't need alcohol to have a good time. You need alcohol to have a great time
@somekind2828
Después de tantos años, ya puedo verlo, estaba bloqueado en algunos países y el mío era uno de esos, que emoción.
@izquemia
Música genial para pasarla lo mejor posible en esta cuarentena!
@zuckerlippen
so tell me hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey do u wanna drink some alcohol!? AMO DEMAIIISSS CANSEI!!
@crazygn0me67
Hola welcome to 2022, if you forgot about this song you can listen to it again. 🙂
@enkibox
Nada puedo decir se no que es la mejor banda en la actualidad. Y este video es perfecto!
@kookyknut
it's nice to know i'm not alone. God bless you
@sweetwagner9860
Isso não tava liberado pro Brasil, né? Por que eu ouço CSS quase todos os dias e notei que alguns vídeos ficaram disponíveis, inclusive no canal oficial do CSS
@AlixzanderRicochet
You don't have to drink to love this song ~
@benson1999
They are a Brazillian band!!!!! Saw them live in Oxford and they Rock!! Big following........