Whats the story behind the Raoul And The Kings Of Spain song/album title?
‘Raoul And The Kings of Spain’ was a conceptual title many years before it was a song, much like ‘Sowing The Seeds Of Love’ was a title before it was a song. “Raoul and the Kings of Spain” is a reference to Roland’s father and how he used to tell Roland and his brothers very proudly that they were related to the Presidents of Argentina (Roland doubts that this is actually true). Roland didn’t think “Raoul and the Presidents of Argentina” sounded good enough for a lyric, so he changed it to RATKOS (as detailed well on the 1995 Stephanie Miller Show in the USA).
