Expert: Bong Santos - 8/16/2006

Question
I heard it awhile back, on a station that plays old music. Since then, I haven't been able to find it. It sounds 80's to 90's.....

It's a male singer, and he said "uh huh" a lot.
Most of the lyrics are "what you will and what you don't - Uh huh"
"what you can and what you won't - uh huh"

There is also very basic electic keyboard in it.
Help would be great!

Answer
Dear Chantal,

The song is called DA DA DA I DON'T LOVE YOU YOU DON'T LOVE ME AHA AHA AHA by TRIO. TRIO is composed of STEPHAN REMMLER, GERT KRAWINKEL & PETER BEHRENS. The trio was formed in GROßENKNETEN, GERMANY in 1979. The song first came out in German version in 1981 out of their self-titled debut album. It hit #2 in both the German and UK Charts in 1982. 1983 saw its English version  getting released by Mercury Records off their album TRIO AND ERROR. That album contains the minor hit ANNA LETMEIN LETMEOUT. PETER BEHRENS left the band in 1985, eventually leading to its disbandment. Here is its lyrics:

DA DA DA I DON'T LOVE YOU YOU DON'T LOVE ME AHA AHA AHA / TRIO

Aha, aha, aha
Aha
Aha
Aha

What you do and what you don't, aha
What you will and what you won't, aha
What you can and what you can't, aha
This is what you got to know
Loved you though it didn't show

Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht

Da da da, Da da da
Da da da, Da da da

Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me

Da da da, Da da da
Da da da, Da da da

Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht

I know why you went away, aha
Understand you couldn't stay, aha
Wonder where you are today, aha
After all is said and done
It was right for you to run

Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht

Da da da, Da da da
Da da da, Da da da

Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me

Da da da, Da da da
Da da da, Da da da

Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me

Da da da, Da da da
Da da da, Da da da
Da da da, Da da da

Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht
Ich lieb' dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht

Aha, aha, aha
Aha, aha, aha
Aha, aha, aha

Da da da, Da da da
Da da da, Da da da

Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me

Da da da, Da da da
Da da da, Da da da

Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me
Da da da, I don't love you, you don't love me

Da da da, Da da da
Da da da, Da da da
Da da da, Da da da

Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines