KOO DE TAH – Too Young For Promises (1985)

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 New Zealander Tina Cross and Russian-Australian Leon Berger; the group was based 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. He had moved to Australia in 1973 and released two albums. Prior to forming the group, Berger and Cross had 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. Four singles were released, but aside from the high-placing “Too Young For Promises” only one other single, “Body Talk”, entered the top 40 in Australia.

I 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 Oceans of pa-assion, withi-in your eye-eyes Don’t wanna be your posse-e-ession The first time Too young, don’t you think To promise anything Too young, can’t you see Understand me and let me be Too young, don’t you think To promise anything Too 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 Changes 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 To-oo promise anything [fade]