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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Off the Hook
Cansei de Ser Sexy Lyrics
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People gonna start thinking we're statues
Silence is disturbing me
People talk but I can't hear
I'm off the hook
Off the hook
I think I'm off the hook baby
Let's find us a both, a place to sit
The more I talk the more my bones get heavy
This silence is disturbing me
Don't they know I can't read lips?
I'm off the hook
Off the hook
I think I'm off the hook baby
Off the hook
Off the hook
Yeah, you were right
This is really fun
I never got this dumb before
Off the hook
Off the hook
I think I'm off the hook baby
Off the hook
Why is that we stand so still?
People gonna start thinking we're statues
This silence is disturbing me
People talk but I can't hear
I'm off the hook
The lyrics to Cansei de Ser Sexy's song "Off the Hook" seem to express a feeling of isolation and being detached from the world. The repetition of the phrase "off the hook" gives a sense of relief or freedom from something, but it is not quite clear what that is. The first verse shows a hesitation to break out of this stillness and silence because of what others might think. It seems as though the singer is longing for connection but is unable to communicate properly, leading to a sense of frustration and discomfort.
The second verse suggests that being around other people is making the singer feel physically weighed down. The silence has become disturbing instead of comforting, but the inability to hear what others are saying makes it impossible to break the silence. The repeated line "I can't read lips" emphasizes the lack of communication and highlights the feeling of separation from others. The final verse offers a glimmer of hope or at least amusement, as the singer admits to having fun being "dumb" for a change.
Overall, "Off the Hook" seems to capture the feeling of being out of touch with the world even when physically surrounded by others. It speaks to the difficulty of connecting with others and how that can lead to frustration and loneliness. The repeated phrase "off the hook" could be interpreted in a variety of ways, but it seems to suggest a desire to be free from whatever is holding the singer back from fully engaging with the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Why is that we stand so still?
Questioning why they are not moving and appear frozen like statues.
People gonna start thinking we're statues
Others may mistake their stillness for them being sculptures.
Silence is disturbing me
Lack of noise is unpleasant and bothersome.
People talk but I can't hear
Others are speaking but it cannot be heard or understood.
I'm off the hook
No longer feeling trapped or obligated to do something.
Off the hook
Continues to feel released from any expectations or duties.
I think I'm off the hook baby
Believing that the freedom from responsibility is real and lasting.
Let's find us a both, a place to sit
Suggesting that they locate a comfortable spot for themselves to relax.
The more I talk the more my bones get heavy
With each word spoken, it feels as if their body is becoming increasingly weighed down.
Don't they know I can't read lips?
Wishing that others would recognize their inability to understand spoken words without hearing them.
Yeah, you were right
Admitting that someone was correct about an earlier statement or belief.
This is really fun
Referring to the current situation as enjoyable or entertaining.
I never got this dumb before
Feeling less intelligent or unaware of something previously unknown.
Contributed by Alexandra M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@alexandrealves681
Why is that stand so still? (still)
People gonna start thinking we're statues (aha)
This silence is disturbing me
People talk but I can't hear
I'm off the hook (Auuuh)
Off the hook
I think I'm off the hook, babe
Off the hook
Let's find us both a place to sit
The more I talk the more my bones get heavy
The silence is disturbing me
Don't they know I can't read lips?
I'm off the hook (Auuuh)
Off the hook
I think I'm off the hook, babe
Off the hook
Off the hook yeah..
Yeah, you were right this is really fun
I never got this dumb before
I'm off the hook (Auuuh)
Off the hook
I think I'm off the hook, babe
Off the hook
Why is that stand so still?
People gonna start thinking we're statues
The silence is disturbing me
People talk but I can't hear
I'm off the hook
@TonyRu1988
Fifa 08's soundtrack. Great moments.
@Cuyt24
This song changed my life. Literally. I randomly saw it on tv in 2006 and changed my music taste from rap to indie bands. I even changed my college plans and go into Css.
@Reegisk
That's not something we see everyday
@jesusnegrete1180
la tv?
@scorch12dhd
Wow. Hope ur doing well
@mastercng
sorry to hear that
@torbinzix1
Talk about slave to trends, why not both?
@JNayGSil
Eu tinha 14 anos quando CSS estourava na MTV casa deles né haha triste mesmo é saber q eles eram muito fodas e não tiveram o reconhecimento q merecia aqui no Brasil. Foi sucesso pra fora e virou febre Cansei de ser sexy ooo nostalgia 2023 e ainda ouso 🇧🇷✨❤️
@llucasn
Falou tudo!
@PesdeformigaFormiga-yr6tf
Tocava muito na mtv em 2007