* CoveredUp:
** Her version of "You Better Run" is better known than the original by the Rascals.
** "Shadows of the Night" is also a (massively) re-worked version of a song originally sung by Helen Schneider.
** Even in their native Australia, few remember that Rattling Sabres released "All Fired Up" the year before Pat did.
** “I Need A Lover" plays with this; both her version and the (original) John Mellencamp version are well-known.
* RefrainFromAssuming: "Love Is a Battlefield" is not called "We Are Young."
* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/BillPaxton and Creator/JudgeReinhold have small roles in the "Shadows of the Night" video.
** Creator/RichardBelzer plays a Creator/LennyBruce {{Expy}} in the "Le Bel Age" music video.
* SignatureSong: "Love Is A Battlefield" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" are her two best known songs. "Heartbreaker", "We Belong", and "Invincible" are also well-known.
* StoicWoobie: The subject in "Shadows Of The Night". He's someone in a lot of pain who tries to keep it hidden. in response she [[PetTheDog tells him she's there for him and it's ok for him to cry and the like.]]
* TearJerker: "Hell Is For Children" and "Love Is A Battlefield"