It's almost on a parallel with the mother and son relationship where there is the same female feeling of not wanting the young child to move away from the nest.

These include members of Planxty and The Chieftains: Bill Whelan on bagpipes, Liam O'Flynn on uilleann pipes and penny whistle, Seán Keane on fiddle and Dónal Lunny on bouzouki.

[6] Bush was to explore Irish themes in later works also, such as "Jig of Life" from Hounds of Love (1985) and the single "Rocket Man" (1991).

[8] Bush spoke about the song (where its name was revealed) as early as July 1981, saying that Planxty were "Fantastic musicians with open, receptive minds, which is unusual for people who work with traditional folk music".

This song is about the story of Bess Houdini and her attempts to communicate with her deceased husband Harry, using a plan they developed while he was still alive.

The album cover of The Dreaming depicts a scene from this song and in particular the line; "with a kiss, I'll pass the key".