La terra dei cachi

"La terra dei cachi" ("The Land of Persimmons") is a 1996 single by Elio e le Storie Tese.

Released1996

GenreComedy rock, pop

Length4:05

LabelAspirine

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"La terra dei cachi"
Single by Elio e le Storie Tese
Released	1996
Genre	Comedy rock, pop
Length	4:05
Label	Aspirine
Producer	Otar Bolivecic
Elio e le Storie Tese singles chronology
"Christmas with the Yours" (1995) "La terra dei cachi" (1996) "T.V.U.M.D.B./Mio cuggino" (1996)

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Thanks to a live performance of this song, which represents a humorous take on Italian lifestyle, Elio e le Storie Tese acquired national notoriety by achieving a second-place finish at the Sanremo Music Festival 1996.^[1][2] "La terra dei cachi" also won the Critics' Award "Mia Martini" at the same festival.^[3]

A total of four versions of the single have been released: "La terra dei cachi live in Sanremo",^[4] "La terra dei cachi – Prezioso remix", "La terra dei cachi (The Rimini Tapes)",^[5] rearranged in a liscio version and featuring the Casadei Orchestra, and "La terra dei cachi", a promo single studio version of the song.^[6]

A studio version of the song has been released in Del meglio del nostro meglio Vol. 1,^[7] whereas the live version from Sanremo Music Festival has been included also in Eat the Phikis.^[8]