The album "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" (RATKOS) is a very underrated album. IMHO, it contains some superb songs, including this one which is, I believe, a retort to "Head Over Heels" which also contains a reference to "my four leaf clover." My interpretation: This album is about an affair that almost destroyed Roland Orzabel's marriage. (Roland does indeed have a son named "Raoul" and his heritage is Spanish.) If you listen closely to the music and lyrics, there are several clues that suggest an affair; in addition, Roland himself has admitted that he wrote these songs during a "very difficult" time in his personal life. And so, "Me and My Big Ideas" is about his ending his extramarital affair. The line "in a way this dream is over" is, I believe, being spoken to his wife. Their perfect marriage is finished; the affair has "blown away this four leaf clover." (I have always believed Roland's earlier song "Head over Heels" was about meeting his wife, the beginning of that relationship which was to be his great fortune, his four leaf clover.")
If you listen to all of RATKOS, I think you might agree. I think "I Choose You" is about choosing his wife over the lover, "God's Mistake" is about the pain of this illegitimate love, etc., etc.
I love your take on this and it does make sense that it could be about an affair he had. The four leaf clover reference is pretty chilling, actually and that is why I believe he is writing about an affair. You could lump Sorry and I choose You as apart of this theme. Very interesting.
Regardless, this album is so good, and it's ashame more people don't know it, simply brilliant from start to finish and one of the most important albums of my life for sure.
I love your take on this and it does make sense that it could be about an affair he had. The four leaf clover reference is pretty chilling, actually and that is why I believe he is writing about an affair. You could lump Sorry and I choose You as apart of this theme. Very interesting.
Regardless, this album is so good, and it's ashame more people don't know it, simply brilliant from start to finish and one of the most important albums of my life for sure.
@imagodoc Roland was actually named Raoul for the first 2 weeks of his life before his parents anglicised his name to Roland as they were living in England.
@imagodoc Roland was actually named Raoul for the first 2 weeks of his life before his parents anglicised his name to Roland as they were living in England.
The album "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" (RATKOS) is a very underrated album. IMHO, it contains some superb songs, including this one which is, I believe, a retort to "Head Over Heels" which also contains a reference to "my four leaf clover." My interpretation: This album is about an affair that almost destroyed Roland Orzabel's marriage. (Roland does indeed have a son named "Raoul" and his heritage is Spanish.) If you listen closely to the music and lyrics, there are several clues that suggest an affair; in addition, Roland himself has admitted that he wrote these songs during a "very difficult" time in his personal life. And so, "Me and My Big Ideas" is about his ending his extramarital affair. The line "in a way this dream is over" is, I believe, being spoken to his wife. Their perfect marriage is finished; the affair has "blown away this four leaf clover." (I have always believed Roland's earlier song "Head over Heels" was about meeting his wife, the beginning of that relationship which was to be his great fortune, his four leaf clover.")
If you listen to all of RATKOS, I think you might agree. I think "I Choose You" is about choosing his wife over the lover, "God's Mistake" is about the pain of this illegitimate love, etc., etc.
I love your take on this and it does make sense that it could be about an affair he had. The four leaf clover reference is pretty chilling, actually and that is why I believe he is writing about an affair. You could lump Sorry and I choose You as apart of this theme. Very interesting. Regardless, this album is so good, and it's ashame more people don't know it, simply brilliant from start to finish and one of the most important albums of my life for sure.
I love your take on this and it does make sense that it could be about an affair he had. The four leaf clover reference is pretty chilling, actually and that is why I believe he is writing about an affair. You could lump Sorry and I choose You as apart of this theme. Very interesting. Regardless, this album is so good, and it's ashame more people don't know it, simply brilliant from start to finish and one of the most important albums of my life for sure.
@imagodoc Roland was actually named Raoul for the first 2 weeks of his life before his parents anglicised his name to Roland as they were living in England.
@imagodoc Roland was actually named Raoul for the first 2 weeks of his life before his parents anglicised his name to Roland as they were living in England.