La terra dei cachi

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

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.

1,[7] whereas the live version from Sanremo Music Festival has been included also in Eat the Phikis.