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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Fuckoff Is Not the Only Thing You Have to Show
Cansei de Ser Sexy Lyrics
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You don't wanna live today
You make up
You wanna look good today
You break up
You feel like crashing down
You go to work
You wanna skip this round right now
Right now
Right na-a-a-a-aw
You feel like you wanna change your life today
You feel bad cuz you didn't make it yesterday
You fall back
You think you ain't enough
You fall down
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
I know-i know
The lyrics to Cansei de Ser Sexy's song "Fuckoff Is Not the Only Thing You Have to Show" touch upon the struggles of daily life and the negative thoughts that come along with it. The opening lines describe the feeling of not wanting to face the day, but putting on a facade of looking good for others. The following lines touch upon the feelings of failure and wishing to make changes, but feeling like it's an insurmountable task to accomplish alone. The chorus of "Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show" acknowledges the frustration that can come from feeling like the world is against you, but that there is more to oneself than just giving up and giving in to that feeling. The repetition of "I know" at the end of the chorus is a reminder to the listener that despite the hardships of life, one is not alone and can find a way to push through.
The song itself is known for its catchy and upbeat sound, with a heavy emphasis on the use of electronic instruments. It was released in 2006 as part of the band's self-titled debut album, which gained widespread critical acclaim and helped establish Cansei de Ser Sexy as a prominent name on the indie music scene. The band, whose name translates to "Tired of Being Sexy" in Portuguese, was formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2003.
Line by Line Meaning
You wake up
You open your eyes to start your day
You don't wanna live today
You don't feel like facing the day ahead
You make up
You apply makeup to look good
You wanna look good today
You want to appear attractive
You break up
Your relationship ends
You feel like crashing down
You feel emotionally overwhelmed
You go to work
You head to your job
You wanna skip this round right now
You wish to avoid your current situation
Right na-a-a-a-aw
At this moment
Right now
Immediately
You feel like you wanna change your life today
You desire a significant life alteration
You feel bad cuz you didn't make it yesterday
You regret not achieving a goal yesterday
You fall back
You regress
You think you ain't enough
You doubt your capabilities
You fall down
You stumble or fail
It's hard to get
It's a struggle to recover
Up alone
Without assistance
Alo-o-o-o-one
Lonely
Fuck off is not the only thing you have to show
Being rude is not the only way to assert yourself
I know-i know
I understand
Contributed by Gabriella P. 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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