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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

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�� The true country ♪ ♪ And that cannot be stolen♪ ♪ We follow in the steps
Of our ancestry♪ ♪ And that cannot be broken♪ ♪ We carry in our hearts
The true country♪ ♪ And that cannot be stolen♪ ♪ We follow in the steps
Of our ancestry♪ ♪ And that cannot be broken♪ [intense guitar chord] -♪ Broken ♪
-[indistinct chatter]

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♪ The true country ♪
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♪ And that cannot be stolen♪
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♪ We follow in the steps Of our ancestry♪
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♪ And that cannot be broken♪
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♪ We carry in our hearts The true country♪
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♪ And that cannot be stolen♪
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♪ We follow in the steps Of our ancestry♪
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♪ And that cannot be broken♪
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[intense guitar chord]
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-♪ Broken ♪ -[indistinct chatter]
Duration
33 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:42
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.
[Rob] It was remarkable for us, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
[Rob] It was remarkable for us,
["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