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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

♪ Everything's setEverything's fine♪ ♪ Just got toStand in line♪ ♪ Everything's...

[guitar playing] ♪ Everything's set
Everything's fine♪ ♪ Just got to
Stand in line♪ [screams] ♪ Everything's set
Everything's fine♪ ♪ You just got to
Stand in line♪ [Nick] When we heard
those songs, we knew straightaway that those songs were about us

Full Transcript

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[guitar playing]
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♪ Everything's set Everything's fine♪
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♪ Just got to Stand in line♪
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[screams]
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♪ Everything's set Everything's fine♪
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♪ You just got to Stand in line♪
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[Nick] When we heard those songs,
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we knew straightaway
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that those songs were about us.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:58
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.
And what could be more seductive - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
And what could be more seductive
-See you later! -[audience cheering] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:15
-See you later! -[audience cheering]
Proggy music with this weird bald guy jumping around. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
Proggy music with this weird bald guy jumping around.
[upbeat music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
[upbeat music playing]
[audience cheering] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
[audience cheering]
Like, you know, we wanted to give them - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
Like, you know, we wanted to give them
Musically blitz them, hurl stuff at them, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:17
Musically blitz them, hurl stuff at them,
♪ We're getting no reaction♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:11
♪ We're getting no reaction♪
We're not in it for the money, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
We're not in it for the money,
...they politely told us to fuck off and said, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:14
...they politely told us to fuck off and said,
Well, it figures, you know, I mean, I think - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
Well, it figures, you know, I mean, I think
I believe that the majority of the music - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
I believe that the majority of the music
Of course, the story behind "Wedding Cake Island" - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
Of course, the story behind "Wedding Cake Island"
Yeah, well, I mean, unfortunately it was libellous - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
Yeah, well, I mean, unfortunately it was libellous
[Peter] Stations like 2JJ, which came before Triple J - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
[Peter] Stations like 2JJ, which came before Triple J
We play a lot of Australian music, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
We play a lot of Australian music,
Well, not until they become big and acceptable - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
Well, not until they become big and acceptable
[upbeat disco music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:14
[upbeat disco music playing]
And when you have to step into the mass media, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
And when you have to step into the mass media,
"Turn that down." - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
"Turn that down."