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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Fuck Off is Not the Only Thing You Have to Show
Cansei de Ser Sexy Lyrics
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You make up, you wanna look good again
You break up, you feel like you're crashin' down
You go to work, you wanna skip this round right now
(Right no-o-o-o-ow)
Right now
(Right no-o-o-o-ow)
You feel like you wanna change the life today
You feel bad, you didn't make it yesterday
You fall back, you think you ain't enough
You fall down, and it's hard to get up alone
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
Up alone
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
You feel like you wanna change the life today
You feel bad, you didn't make it yesterday
You fall back, you think you ain't enough
You fall down, and it's hard to get up alone
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
Up alone
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
I know, I know
The song "Fuckoff Is Not the Only Thing You Have to Show" by Cansei de Ser Sexy is about the struggles of daily life that can make a person feel hopeless and like they want to give up. The lyrics talk about waking up and not wanting to live or go to work, feeling like you're not good enough, and struggling to get up when you fall down. The chorus repeats the phrase "Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show," suggesting that there is more to life than just giving up and pushing people away. The song is about finding the strength to keep going and to push through difficult times, even when it feels impossible.
The lyrics also touch on the theme of self-improvement and self-love. The verses talk about wanting to change your life and feeling bad about not making progress, while the chorus encourages the listener to show more than just anger and bitterness, but to also show love, kindness, and resilience. The song overall is a message of hope and encouragement to anyone going through a tough time.
Line by Line Meaning
You wake up, you don't wanna live today
You feel indifferent about waking up and don't want to face the day ahead
You make up, you wanna look good again
You want to make yourself look presentable and feel confident again
You break up, you feel like you're crashin' down
You have experienced a breakup and feel like your world is falling apart
You go to work, you wanna skip this round right now
You don't feel motivated to go to work and would rather avoid it if possible
(Right no-o-o-o-ow)
Emphasizing the feeling of not wanting to do something at this moment
You feel like you wanna change the life today
You have a desire to change your life and start fresh today
You feel bad, you didn't make it yesterday
You feel down because you didn't accomplish what you had planned yesterday
You fall back, you think you ain't enough
You have self-doubts and feel inadequate
You fall down, and it's hard to get up alone
You have hit rock bottom and it's difficult to recover on your own
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
Emphasizing the feeling of being alone and isolated
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
You have more to offer than just pushing people away or being aggressive
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
You can choose to be kind, compassionate and understanding instead of being rude
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
There are other ways to express yourself than using vulgar language or being hostile
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
You have the power to control your actions and choose to respond in a positive way
I know, I know
Acknowledging the truth and understanding that there are other ways to handle situations
Contributed by Ellie A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MillennialHippie
[Verse]
You wake up, you don't wanna live today
You make up, you wanna look good again
You break up, you feel like you're crashin' down
You go to work, you wanna skip this round right now
(Right no-o-o-o-ow)
Right now
(Right no-o-o-o-ow)
[Pré-Chorus]
You feel like you wanna change the life today
You feel bad, you didn't make it yesterday
You fall back, you think you ain't enough
You fall down, and it's hard to get up alone
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
Up alone
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
You feel like you wanna change the life today
You feel bad, you didn't make it yesterday
You fall back, you think you ain't enough
You fall down, and it's hard to get up alone
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
Up alone
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
[Chorus]
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
I know, I know
@MillennialHippie
[Verse]
You wake up, you don't wanna live today
You make up, you wanna look good again
You break up, you feel like you're crashin' down
You go to work, you wanna skip this round right now
(Right no-o-o-o-ow)
Right now
(Right no-o-o-o-ow)
[Pré-Chorus]
You feel like you wanna change the life today
You feel bad, you didn't make it yesterday
You fall back, you think you ain't enough
You fall down, and it's hard to get up alone
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
Up alone
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
You feel like you wanna change the life today
You feel bad, you didn't make it yesterday
You fall back, you think you ain't enough
You fall down, and it's hard to get up alone
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
Up alone
(Alo-o-o-o-one)
[Chorus]
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
I know, I know
@raphaelferr1785
CSS no Popload Festival 2019 em SãoPaulo!!! Vai ser unico <3
@andersonsanches9951
A letra dessa música representa tanto o momento que eu tô passando agora
@paladinadoplaystation
How I live this masterpiece ❤ my golden years 🥲
@Wickaeru
Uma pena uma banda tão bacana ter se diluído por questões tão bobas...
@nacho2186
can you explain me whats happend? i dont know nothing about
@Wickaeru
, @nacho The band ended for reasons of ego and unnecessary quarrels and lack of companionship. Lack of sensitivity and empathy among the band members. It ruins any relationship.
@nacho2186
@Wickaeru i think you only need the boy and the singer to made the band again, the rest are girls Who dont know play instruments, just marketing to sell the banda at begining
@Wickaeru
@nacho You may be right. The guy was the only one in the band who really understood music. But despite that, the band's songs are really cool. Do you think the same thing? Where you from?
@vitorcamposlino
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