Koo De Tah
Koo De Tah (also Koo Dé Tah or Koo Dee Tah) was a New Zealand/Australian pop music band of the 1980s. The core band members were Tina Cross (a native of New Zealand) and Leon Berger (Australian), who met in Sydney.
In 1984 Cross, who was a successful singer in New Zealand (having four top 50 singles and won the 1979 Pacific Song Contest), moved to Australia and formed the band with Berger. Berger was born in Russia and studied at the Moscow Conservatory of Music. Berger and Cross having previously met at a song contest in New Zealand. Koo De Tah scored a hit in 1985 with their debut single, "Too Young for Promises", which reached Number six in the Australian singles charts and Number 48 in New Zealand music charts.
The band's self-titled debut album was released in 1986. "Too Young For Promises" was featured in the 1984 film Streets of Fire, starring Michael Paré and Diane Lane.
Cross went on to have a successful career in musical theatre in New Zealand appearing in Cats, Chicago, The Rocky Horror Show and many other productions. Berger had some earlier hits in the 1970s but in the 1990s produced songs for Melissa Tkautz.
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ALBUMS
- Koo De Tah released: 1986
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by Koo De Tah
Too Young For Promises
by: Koo De TahI know, I know, you see me as your own
And you like that
I know, I know, you have to be alone
'Cause you are like that
O-oceans of pa-assion, withi-in your eye-eyes
Don't wanna be your posse-e-ession
The first ti-i-ime
Too-oo young, don't you think
To-oo promise anything
Too-oo young, can't you see
Understand me and let me be
Too-oo young, don't you think
To-oo promise anything
Too-oo young, don't you know
Understand me and let me go
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ay, I'm too young for promises
I know, I know, you got to prove your proud
'Cause you're like that
I know, I know, you make me speak in tones
'Cause you are like that
Chan-anges of seasons, I haven't lived through-ough
Tell what you want and have free-ee-eedom
So what do I do-oo
I'm too-oo young, don't you think
To-oo promise anything
Too-oo young, can't you see
Understand me and let me be
Ah-ay, Too-oo young, don't you think
To-oo promise anything
Too-oo young, don't you know
Understand me and let me go
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
I'm too young for promises
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ay, I'm too young for promises
I'm too-oo young, don't you think
To-oo promise anything
Too-oo young, can't you see
Understand me and let me be
(To young for promises)
I'm too-oo young, don't you see