The song itself, combined with the video is portraying the band missing their native Ireland and, in particular, a love interest that was left behind.

The dance and the song humorously portray the whole process of potato production.

The song portrays a man wondering whether a woman's journey to find herself still leaves room for him, whom she had left behind.

The songs portray a series of persons, mostly people lapsed into heavy drinking.

The song portrays all people as being "equal in sleep":

This song portrays the history of a generation who had no salvation.

The song portrays an Irish worker working on a railroad.

This song portrays Hijazi as a beautiful, young aristocratic girl.

The song portrays these events with more accuracy than the film.

The song portrays 1980s America from a critical perspective.