"Chì chì chì cò cò cò" ("Ki ki ki co co co") is a song by Italian singer, actor and comedian Pippo Franco. It was written by Massimo "Demcek" Di Cicco, Ferruccio Fantone, Giuseppe Cecconi and Franco himeself, with the collaboration of Pierluigi Giombini.[1][2]
The song is reminiscent of children's nursery rhymes, and is characterized by the repetition of animal sounds through various onomatopoeias; the "ki ki ki" and "co co co" of the title refer to the cock and hen's sounds, respectively.[3][4] Franco performed the song as a guest at the Sanremo Music Festival 1983.[5][6]
For the song's composition, Franco stated he took inspiration from the rap influences coming from the United States, which were unknown to Italian mainstream audience at the time.[5][7] He joked that he considers himself a "pioneer of Italian rap, even before Jovanotti".[8]
"Chì chì chì cò cò cò" was released as a single in Italy by Lupus and Dischi Ricordi, together with the B-side "Caaasa" (transl. Hooome), a satirical political song on rent control with a parody of Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[9][10] The single was also released in Germany by label Ariola (105-352), in Greece by Music-Box (SMB-10130), and in Spain by Hispavox (549-033).[11][12]
