Cansei de Ser Sexy (commonly known as CSS) is a band from São Paulo, Brazil… Read Full Bio ↴Cansei de Ser Sexy (commonly known as CSS) is a band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2003.
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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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
We have lyrics for 'Pretend We're Dead' by these artists:
L-7 What's up with what's going down In every city, in every…
L7 What's up with what's going down In every city, in every…
L7 - Bricks Are Heavy What's up with what's going down In every city, in every…
L7! What's up with what's going down In every city, in every…
Ofln - L7 What's up with what's going down In every city, in every…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Cansei de Ser Sexy:
Acho Um Pouco Bom Hoje eu não vou sair de casa Hoje eu não vou…
Air Painter Tell me your stories, write down your secrets, And play…
Alala (Bonde do Rolê remix) Alala, alala Gimme three wishes I wanna be that dirtyfinger …
Alcohol This is so weird Am I sleeping? Is this a dream?...…
Art Bitch My art is called egocentric-soft-porno Or maybe it's just na…
Art Bitch Dn'B my art is called egocentric soft porno or maybe it's just…
Beautiful Song Fly high on the rug With the ones you know With the…
Believe Achieve Believe achieve (x6) I'll put my ear on your chest…
Bezzi Ele é incrível Ele é italiano Ele é japonês Eu já virei fre…
Cannonball Check check check One two Spitting in a wishing well Bl…
City Grrl I wish I would dye my hair pink Put on black…
Computer Heat I listen to dead roses comin' off of your breath Yeah I…
CSS Suxxx CSS suxxx (repeated).…
Echo Of Love Our love comes in double by all the noise that…
Fuck Everything How many beers can you drink Until your breath starts to…
Fuck is Not The Only Thing You Have to Show you wake up you don't wanna live today you make up you wanna…
Fuck Off is Not the Only Thing You Have to Show You wake up, you don't wanna live today You make up,…
Fuck Off Rock you wake up you don't wanna live today you make up you wanna…
Give Up Stop! Ok You can press it You can push but…
Hits Me Like a Rock It's been so long I heard that song It made me…
Hollywood Hollywoooood ! Everybody comes to Hollywood They wanna make…
Honey Poney honey money I love you so You are all I ever…
How I Became Paranoid "Stars are fun" she said with a beautiful smile As I…
Humanos Esse humanos que circulam Pela a cidade aí a fora Eu não…
I Fly Last night, I turned into a fly I got through…
I Love You Feel the beat of my heart I love you, I love…
I Wanna Be Your J-Lo We off the block this year Went from a little to…
Jager Yoga Oh my God, it's so hot Oh my God, it's so…
Knife I want you to know When I look in your eyes With…
Left Behind Baby you've got me thinking 'Bout things I left behind A sui…
Let If you are my friend we can drink in the…
Let's Make Love Calling me high on the telephone Came by plane all alone Spe…
let's make love and listen Callin' me high on the telephone Came by plane all alone S…
Let's Make Love and Listen DFA Calling me high on the telephone Came by plane all alone Spe…
Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above Callin me high on the telephone Came by plane all alone Spen…
Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above (Dan Care Callin' me high on the telephone Came by plane all alone S…
Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above (Spank Rock remix) Callin me high on the telephone Came by plane all alone Spen…
Let's Make Love And Listen To Junior Boys Calling me high on the telephone Came by plane all alone Spe…
Let's Reggae All Night If you are my friend we can drink in the…
Lets Make Love And Listen Death From Above Calling me high on the telephone Came by plane all alone Spe…
Meeting Paris Hilton I, I went to the beach The beach was so hot She…
Move Get up, get up, get up, get up you gotta keep…
Music Is My Hot Hot Sex From all the drugs the one I like more is…
Ódio ódio ódio sorry c Sorry, so Sorry, so Sorry! I didn't mean to look so good I …
Off the Hook Why is that we stand so still? People gonna start thinking…
One Way or Another vs. Teenage Kicks BLONDIE LYRIC'S One way or another, i'm gonna find ya' I…
Partners in Crime If you could only see... How your magic...Ahhhh! Is working…
Party Animal You're the human cannibal You wanna bang the bang Bang bang …
Patins you come around and say hello and I don't know what…
Poney Honey Money Ponyhoneymoney I love you so You are all I ever wanted I am…
Rat Is Dead Up the stairs Behind the door She was sitting there crying S…
Red Alert I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go Feelin' the rhythm…
Ruby Eyes I could feel it! I didn't even have to open my…
Sô Lora Sô Burra Eu sô lora, eu sô burra. Sempre gostei de uma curra. Por…
Superafim Ontem quando eu acordei Ah, eu tava tão cansada Eu me olhei…
This Month Day 10 I am the last person you can call Don't even know…
You Could Have It All You could have It all. You could have it all! But then…
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@DesiLuna22
CSS is paying homage and leaving bread crumbs for the younger kids to find their way back to the awesome that is L7. I love it.
@diyasarker
Plus L7 were super popular in Brazil. So its totally awesome that css has covered this song.
@TheHelder1976
L7 é um estrondo, e tambem são podres de boas, sorte tem este magano, com 5 chavalas bonitas há sua volta. Sujeitinho com sorte. Voces são geniais, adorovos, especialmente a elas, of course. A minha ideia é criar a lingua universal-terrestre, uma mistura de tudo daquilo que se fala a face do planeta terra.
@ridhershel
gintonic666 said it all: "Only reason to do covers is to make it sound different than the original" I think most people saying it sucks are this kind of electronic indie CSS plays. I think both versions are just ok, each in its gender of music.
@DrWhom
genre, not gender
@gintonic666
Only reason to do covers is to make it sound different than the original...a LOT different...and i think this CSS version is Ok! Ofcourse it's not as good as the original version, but hey....pretty good job!
@wend707
I liked! I don't give a damn for the comments, it's just a cover... no cover is better than the real song... that's the truth...! CSS Rocks!
@bj70117
Nobody can challenge L7
@jw364
absolutely brilliant tube, brilliant band! gonna be big. listen to their album before making comments like "shit fuck horrible" that was a bit weird!
@CindyVision
While I do think nothing can do justice to the L7 version, I don't think this was nearly as bad as the comments suggest. I was prepared for something much more irritating.