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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

It was likethe whole the country was creaking under the weightof all the things that...

[phone ringing] [Nick] It was like
the whole the country was creaking under the weight
of all the things that weren't being said

Full Transcript

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[phone ringing]
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[Nick] It was like the whole the country
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was creaking under the weight of all the things
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that weren't being said.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:46
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.
-[machines whirring] -[indistinct clamouring] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:14
-[machines whirring] -[indistinct clamouring]
[indistinct clamouring] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
[indistinct clamouring]
[mid-tempo music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
[mid-tempo music playing]
I didn't know that many people that played music - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
I didn't know that many people that played music
It was just Rob, Andrew James and Jim... - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
It was just Rob, Andrew James and Jim...
-[young Jim] Swampy Moose! -[guitar playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
-[young Jim] Swampy Moose! -[guitar playing]
[Jim] It was a bit of a shock, as it always is with people, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:12
[Jim] It was a bit of a shock, as it always is with people,
And then the music came along - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
And then the music came along
[young Jim] Repeat! [chuckles] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
[young Jim] Repeat! [chuckles]
[Rob] There'd never be any Midnight Oil music at all - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
[Rob] There'd never be any Midnight Oil music at all
We just kind of hit it off immediately - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
We just kind of hit it off immediately
-[guitar playing] -[indistinct chatter] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:13
-[guitar playing] -[indistinct chatter]
Bands like Tamam Shud and guitar bands. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
Bands like Tamam Shud and guitar bands.
It was... was horrendous, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
It was... was horrendous,
[upbeat music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
[upbeat music playing]
-["Head Over Heels" playing] -[guitar playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
-["Head Over Heels" playing] -[guitar playing]
And I think he thought - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
And I think he thought
♪ Head over heels♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:13
♪ Head over heels♪
They were very different kinds of people from me, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
They were very different kinds of people from me,
[Jim] He seemed much more grown up - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
[Jim] He seemed much more grown up