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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

I don't rememberever getting any airplay, really, at all

[upbeat music playing] [Martin] I don't remember
ever getting any airplay, really, at all

Full Transcript

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[Martin] I don't remember ever getting
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any airplay, really, at all.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:56
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.
[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."
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,