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[Rob] It was remarkable for us
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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

It was remarkablefor us, but I think it was also something quite... ...like those...

[Rob] It was remarkable
for us, but I think it was also something quite... [chuckling] ...like those communities
had never seen before

Full Transcript

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[Rob] It was remarkable for us,
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but I think it was also
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something quite... [chuckling]
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...like those communities had never seen before.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:16
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.
["Helps Me Helps You" playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
["Helps Me Helps You" playing]
♪ My policy helps me Helps you♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:11
♪ My policy helps me Helps you♪
[Martin] We carried our pub-rock sound - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
[Martin] We carried our pub-rock sound
[Gordon] Yeah, the community was a bit different. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
[Gordon] Yeah, the community was a bit different.
Country music, gospel... A bit laidback. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
Country music, gospel... A bit laidback.
So the Oils performance, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:18
So the Oils performance,
They became a great catalyst for their creativity. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
They became a great catalyst for their creativity.
They just had songs coming out of them - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
They just had songs coming out of them
They felt that they could write something about it. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
They felt that they could write something about it.
♪ All the people Of different races♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:37
♪ All the people Of different races♪
...they're a group of white, middle-class boys, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:13
...they're a group of white, middle-class boys,
So you're looking at a different climate, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
So you're looking at a different climate,
Everything's different, everything's remote, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
Everything's different, everything's remote,
[indistinct chatter] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
[indistinct chatter]
[Mark] I think for most of the band - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
[Mark] I think for most of the band
Their tour was a culture shock, essentially. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
Their tour was a culture shock, essentially.
["Warakurna" playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:12
["Warakurna" playing]
♪ There is enough♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:16
♪ There is enough♪
So, how many of the people's families here - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
So, how many of the people's families here
-[sombre music playing] -[indistinct chatter] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
-[sombre music playing] -[indistinct chatter]