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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

We realisedthat we could write slower-paced music on a single grooverather than hectic...

[audience cheering] [Rob] We realised
that we could write slower-paced music on a single groove
rather than hectic music, which changed gears five times

Full Transcript

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[Rob] We realised that we could write
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slower-paced music
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on a single groove rather than hectic music,
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which changed gears five times.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:40
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Blink TV,Beyond Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Contrary. Passionate. Outspoken. Over 45 years Midnight Oil helped shape modern Australia. This is their trailblazing story for the first time on film.
[Warne] I mean, "Beds Are Burning", - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
[Warne] I mean, "Beds Are Burning",
It's just, like, over six minutes long, the demo, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
It's just, like, over six minutes long, the demo,
We recorded the vocal three or four times, I think, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
We recorded the vocal three or four times, I think,
I said down the talkback mic afterwards... - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
I said down the talkback mic afterwards...
..."Boys, you've just recorded your first number one." - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:17
..."Boys, you've just recorded your first number o...
I was quite sedated when I was sitting in that truck - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
I was quite sedated when I was sitting in that truck
-[traffic rumbling] -[aeroplane engine roaring] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:15
-[traffic rumbling] -[aeroplane engine roaring]
I thought it was forever with him. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
I thought it was forever with him.
And he did tell me one night he was going to go - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
And he did tell me one night he was going to go
[Giffo] Bones took over from me - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
[Giffo] Bones took over from me
-[bus engine idling] -[indistinct chatter] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
-[bus engine idling] -[indistinct chatter]
[Rob] What happened basically was - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:11
[Rob] What happened basically was
And then we went on the road and we got in the bus - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
And then we went on the road and we got in the bus
-[audience cheering] -[MC] Please welcome - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
-[audience cheering] -[MC] Please welcome
♪ How can we dance When our earth is turnin'?♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
♪ How can we dance When our earth is turnin'?♪
♪ How do we sleep While our beds are burnin'?♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
♪ How do we sleep While our beds are burnin'?♪
We started going into major, major concert halls - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
We started going into major, major concert halls
And instead of playing number, you know, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
And instead of playing number, you know,
♪ How do we sleep While our beds are burnin'?♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
♪ How do we sleep While our beds are burnin'?♪
♪ The time has come To say fair's fair♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
♪ The time has come To say fair's fair♪