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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Art Bitch
Cansei de Ser Sexy Lyrics
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Or maybe it's just narcisism...
My one and only subject
Goes from something like anything but
Me-ism
Wouldn't it be easier for beardsley?
He could drop the paintings
Or take pixxx of the chicks...
Yeah, you know what I mean...
Wouldn't it be better for Esher?
He could drop the math
And make it happen on his mattress
2 Girls and a cam!
3 Girls and a cam!
You put a dog there and you got polaroid scat
I ain't no artist
I am an artbitch
I sell my paintings to the men I eat
I have no portifolio
And I only show
Where there's free alcohol
I am so hardcore
I sell my crap and people ask for more...
Call me revolutionary
I poo on a plate and get it published on visionaire
What I do, is called art-shit
And don't you dare make fun of me
Cuz everything I do was featured on the pages of i-d!
I ain't no artist
I am an ar-bitch
I sell my paintings to the men I eat
I have no portifolio
And I only show
Where there's free alcohol
I ain't no artist
I am an artbitch
I sell my paintings to the men I eat
I have no portifolio
And I only show
Where there's free alcohol
Lick lick lick my art-tit
Suck suck suck my art-hole
The song "Art Bitch" by Brazilian band Cansei de Ser Sexy is a satirical take on the contemporary art world, specifically the idea of art being produced for the sake of shock value or self-promotion rather than artistic merit. The main character in the song is an artist who is more concerned with making a name for themselves than creating meaningful artwork. The lyrics suggest that this artist creates work that is self-centered and sexually explicit, using shock tactics to gain attention rather than genuine artistic expression.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the main character's attitude towards their own work - they see themselves as an "artbitch" rather than a true artist. They sell their paintings to the men they sleep with and only show their work at events with free alcohol. The lyrics poke fun at the idea of an artist who is not interested in their own portfolio or creating meaningful work, but rather using their work as a means of self-promotion.
The second verse of the song references other artists, such as Aubrey Beardsley and M.C. Escher, who were known for their sexually charged or surreal imagery respectively. The lyrics suggest that if these artists wanted to be taken seriously in the contemporary art world, they would have to embrace shock tactics and sexually explicit imagery. Overall, "Art Bitch" is a commentary on the commodification of art and the ways in which artists are often pushed to create work that is sensationalized rather than meaningful.
Line by Line Meaning
My art is called egocentric-soft-porno
I create art that is self-centered and has sexual overtones
Or maybe it's just narcisism...
Or maybe it's just an expression of my own self-love
My one and only subject
The only thing I feature in my art is
Goes from something like anything but
Anything that doesn't resemble
Me-ism
Me or my own image
Wouldn't it be easier for beardsley?
Wouldn't it be easier for Beardsley, who was known for his erotic art,
He could drop the paintings
To just not paint
And photograph his penis
And instead take pictures of his genitals
Or take pixxx of the chicks...
Or take explicit photos of women
Yeah, you know what I mean...
I know you understand what I'm getting at
Wouldn't it be better for Esher?
Wouldn't it be better for Escher the artist, famous for his optical illusions,
He could drop the math
To not focus on mathematical concepts
And make it happen on his mattress
And instead create erotic art in bed
2 Girls and a cam!
Combining two women and a camera!
3 Girls and a cam!
Or three women and a camera!
You put a dog there and you got polaroid scat
Just throw a dog in the mix and you have disgustingly explicit photos
I ain't no artist
I don't consider myself a traditional artist
I am an artbitch
I am someone who uses art as a way to gain attention and validation
I sell my paintings to the men I eat
I use my sexuality to sell my art to men
I have no portifolio
I don't have a collection of my work to show
And I only show
And I only display my art
Where there's free alcohol
In places where alcohol is provided for free
I am so hardcore
I am extremely committed and serious about my art
I sell my crap and people ask for more...
Even though I don't value my own art, others are still interested in it
Call me revolutionary
I see myself as a revolutionary figure
I poo on a plate and get it published on visionaire
I do vulgar things and have it featured in a respected art publication like Visionaire
What I do, is called art-shit
Despite my unconventional methods, I still see what I do as art
And don't you dare make fun of me
And I won't tolerate anyone mocking me or my art
Cuz everything I do was featured on the pages of i-d!
Because my art has been highlighted in the pages of respected magazines like i-D.
Lick lick lick my art-tit
I invite people to worship my art and give it the same attention as a sexual object
Suck suck suck my art-hole
I demand others to consume and appreciate my art in the same way they would a sexual act
Contributed by Blake H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@dsrsp
This band is one of those cases where their demo songs are way better than the over produced versions.
@susangurungart
Sarah Mpales iconic work brought me here.. this song is an absolute masterpiece.. 🤯💯
@mike-zh4kf
I met this band in my hometown. I loved them and their music.
@simplyhysterical8179
This has been my fav song for more thsn a year 💙
@LaDian27
This song! makes me dance like insane
@LordRojo
My god I love this song so much!!
@memy4684
song of Brazil ✌️🔥🇧🇷❤️
@dropeihwa4327
tudo q eh bom vem do brasil, por isso nasci aq ne
@fucsiajunio5488
Lindaaaaaaaas
@Dev.Jhusef
Best sh*t ever 🖤