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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

We came backunder our own bat, played in Australia for months, tried to make some moneyto...

[guitar playing] [Jim] We came back
under our own bat, played in Australia for months, tried to make some money
to come back again to England

Full Transcript

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[Jim] We came back under our own bat,
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played in Australia for months,
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tried to make some money to come back again to England.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:23
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.
[guitar playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
[guitar playing]
[indistinct chatter] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:37
[indistinct chatter]
Slightly miserable and intense bunch of Aussies abroad. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
Slightly miserable and intense bunch of Aussies abroad.
[indistinct chatter] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
[indistinct chatter]
-[indistinct chatter] -[introspective music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:11
-[indistinct chatter] -[introspective music playing]
They put their pub-rock sound in the hands of Nick Launay, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:11
They put their pub-rock sound in the hands of Nick Launay,
[expectant music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:14
[expectant music playing]
[Rob] Nick was sort of like this hyperactive stick insect, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:15
[Rob] Nick was sort of like this hyperactive stick insect,
To this day, I'm not a musician, but I am a huge fan of music. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
To this day, I'm not a musician, but I am a huge fan of...
And I'm really into sounds, and I thought, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
And I'm really into sounds, and I thought,
"I can basically fuck this up." - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
"I can basically fuck this up."
"In a good way." - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:12
"In a good way."
"If you play the hi-hat, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:20
"If you play the hi-hat,
We actually used a drum machine, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
We actually used a drum machine,
[upbeat music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
[upbeat music playing]
...at one point rushed off to hospital - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
...at one point rushed off to hospital
[camera whirring] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
[camera whirring]
In my case, I think combination - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:11
In my case, I think combination
[eerie music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
[eerie music playing]
[Rob] I'd gone for a big run directly before - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
[Rob] I'd gone for a big run directly before