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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You Could Have It All
Cansei de Ser Sexy Lyrics
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You could have it all!
But then what's left for me?
You could gave it all.
You could have it all!
But then what's left of me?
We met in the music shop,
After years of walkin' hand in hand
We were too busy to hang with our friends
You look at me like you have no other option
You forgot how we even got in here
You look at me like i'm your favorite person
But you forgot what "favorite" means.
You could have It all!
You could have it all!
But then what's left for me?
You could gave it all.
You could have it all!
But then what's left of me?
Uninspired in so many ways we've parted
This sucks huh? My little bird
I'm too young to feel like an old lady
"Yes, Sir. No, Sir... What an absurd!"
You look at me like you have no other option
You forgot how we even got in here
You look at me like i'm your favorite person
But you forgot what "favorite" means.
You could have It all!
You could have it all!
But then what's left for me?
You could gave it all.
You could have it all!
But then what's left of me?
Oh-no! There he comes bringin' it all up.
Oh-no! There he comes like a sore thumb
Oh-no! There we go tryin' to fix it up
Oh-no.... Here you go... Here you go...
You could have It all!
You could have it all!
But then what's left for me?
You could gave it all.
You could have it all!
But then what's left of me?
The song "You Could Have It All" by Cansei de Ser Sexy is a heart-wrenching narrative about a relationship that has reached a stalemate. The song is centered around the theme of realizing the cost of giving everything to someone, and what it leaves for oneself. The lyrics speak to the idea that while you could have everything, including the love of another person, you must be careful not to lose everything about yourself in the process.
The opening lines of the song set the tone for this theme, with the singer saying, "You could have it all, but then what's left for me?" The chorus repeats this sentiment and is the most memorable part of the song. The lines, "You look at me like I'm your favorite person, but you forgot what 'favorite' means," encapsulate the idea that familiarity breeds contempt, and that the love that was once felt has become taken for granted.
The verses narrate the story of a couple who met in a music shop and fell in love. At the beginning, the relationship was strong, and they spent much time together. However, as time passed, they became so comfortable with each other that they took each other for granted. The lines "Uninspired in so many ways we've parted, This sucks huh? My little bird," paint a bleak picture of the relationship. The resolution of the song remains uncertain, and the listener is left with the question of whether this couple will work things out or if they will go their separate ways.
Line by Line Meaning
You could have It all.
You have the potential to obtain everything you desire.
You could have it all!
Emphasizing the possibility of obtaining everything desired.
But then what's left for me?
If you have everything you want, what will be left for me? What will happen to our relationship?
You could gave it all.
Deliberate misspelling that still emphasizes the possibility of obtaining everything desired.
But then what's left of me?
If you have everything you want, what will be left for me? What will happen to our relationship?
We met in the music shop,
Referring to the beginning of their relationship.
they were playin' our favorite band
Shared interest in music is what brought them together.
After years of walkin' hand in hand
Their relationship has been going on for quite some time.
We were too busy to hang with our friends
Spending all their time with each other, they've neglected their friendships.
You look at me like you have no other option
Implying that they're together out of habit rather than love.
You forgot how we even got in here
Forgetting what brought them together in the first place.
You look at me like I'm your favorite person
Feeling like they're the most important person in their life.
But you forgot what 'favorite' means.
Questioning whether the other person still values their relationship the way they used to.
Uninspired in so many ways we've parted
Lack of inspiration in their relationship, signifying a growing distance.
This sucks huh? My little bird
Expressing disappointment and frustration with the current state of their relationship.
I'm too young to feel like an old lady
Feeling like their relationship is old and dull, and wanting to experience something new and exciting.
"Yes, Sir. No, Sir... What an absurd!"
Saying that pretending to be happy in their relationship is ridiculous.
Oh-no! There he comes bringin' it all up.
An exclamation signaling the entrance of a person starting a conversation about the state of their relationship.
Oh-no! There he comes like a sore thumb
Comparing the person coming into the conversation to something irritating and painful.
Oh-no! There we go tryin' to fix it up
Expressing hope that they can repair their relationship.
Oh-no.... Here you go... Here you go...
Implying a sense of reluctance or resignation to the situation.
Contributed by Sarah O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.