Who says?
Being Irish, I don’t take much umbrage with a music band using a name that suggests that they are going to be the future rulers of Spain.
However, my girlfriend (who is Spanish) instinctively didn’t like the name when she first heard it. Fair enough you say, no biggie. Nothing to lose sleep over. In fact, it was never mentioned again.
But in the back on my mind, in half-thought, I had been making some ideas on why they might be advertising themselves as the Iberian rulers of tomorrow. Perhaps it was a comment on the status of politics and regional nationalism in Spain today. Maybe they were so clued in, that they felt confident enough to make a very public comment on the possibility that Spain’s political geography could change considerably in the future. Or maybe it was a comment on the possibility of the united states of europe becoming a reality. Perhaps not.
Anyway, we went to see them play last night in Whelan’s in Dublin. They’re just kids (OK well they’re not exactly kids)! But one look at them and it’s 100% clear they’re just a bunch of dossers. Seeing them on stage; it just blew away all my little theories on why they call themselves The future kings of Spain. They couldn’t possibly be making any sort of political comment. They probably just liked how it sounds. It serves no purpose other than to give them a name and slightly irritate Spanish people. And to be honest, I don’t blame anyone for taking offence (big or small) at the name. I mean, who would go around suggesting that they are going to rule a foreign country? Even in jest. People have died for less.
They deserve a kick up the arse. And a name change. Future kings of sod all if you ask me.
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