To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
Musically blitz them, hurl stuff at them
Please log in to add to collections.
Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

Musically blitz them,hurl stuff at them, -you know, in big lumps.- ♪ Are we going to beThe...

Musically blitz them,
hurl stuff at them, -you know, in big lumps.
-["No Reaction" playing] ♪ Are we going to be
The winners or the losers?♪ [Martin]
We'd really just decided we just wanted
to make our own music and not think about
the commercial aspects of it

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.027
Musically blitz them, hurl stuff at them,
00:00:04.303 --> 00:00:06.002
-you know, in big lumps. -["No Reaction" playing]
00:00:06.039 --> 00:00:09.609
♪ Are we going to be The winners or the losers?♪
00:00:09.642 --> 00:00:10.091
[Martin] We'd really just decided
00:00:10.943 --> 00:00:12.411
we just wanted to make our own music
00:00:12.445 --> 00:00:15.649
and not think about the commercial aspects of it.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:15
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Blink TV,Beyond Entertainment

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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.
♪ 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."
They had this way of doing things - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
They had this way of doing things
[Jim] There was an era where bands would go on Countdown - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
[Jim] There was an era where bands would go on Countdown
You could go on on Sunday night and have the performance - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
You could go on on Sunday night and have the performance
That was the logic behind it, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
That was the logic behind it,
[disco music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:12
[disco music playing]
"We don't want to be seen on the flashing floor - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
"We don't want to be seen on the flashing floor
"No, it's not our floor either, by the way." - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
"No, it's not our floor either, by the way."