This song is catchy. So catchy, in fact, that it’s the only thing that’s been stuck in my head for the last three days. I stumbled across it by perusing MTV2 OnDemand’s Rock section (where you can also catch Diamond Nights and Tapes n Tapes) and fell immediately in love. Something about electronic dance beats and Brazilians in bad 80s fashion just does it for me apparently.
The Song
I like that there’s a lot going on. The fact that it’s super-repetitive makes it listenable. The drums and bass lay down a relatively simple base to build on. On top of it guitars, a whistly-synth, and the lyrics compete for your attention. Then out of nowhere comes a breakdown with a driving pulse punctuated by what sounds like the warning buzz of a truck backing up. Then it’s back to the same poppy dance goodness that is the melody.
The lyrics are charmingly delivered by Lovefoxxx in a softened English that perfectly fits her child-like appearance. This, combined with the racy-but-not-quite subject matter, embodies their name — the Portuguese ‘Cansei de Ser Sexy’ = ‘Tired of Being Sexy’.
The Video
All good. I don’t think there’s anything I don’t like about it. Except for maybe the mustachioed man, but that’s just due to my general aversion to facial hair. Some things I particularly like:
+ the awesome 80s fashion
+ the layered skyline
+ the mix of film + cutouts
+ the sweet dance moves
+ the DFA1979 tribute via drum, bass, and elephant masks and subsequent cameo by the band
+ the idea that everything is kind of shaky and out of control until people get together and love
After watching this five times in a row for the purposes of review, I’m still feeling good about it. High fives for South American electronic dance rock.
Mixtapes|Heartbreaks 
I think my favorite part of the video is the dancing buildings on popsicle sticks. That could just be the city planner (in training) talking though. Fucking Papers!
I like the dancing buildings as well. Maybe someday we can make popsicle-stick-maneuvered buildings of our very own.