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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

?? We're getting no reaction♪ ♪ We haven't heard a word♪ We sent the Blue albumto the...

�� We're getting no reaction♪ [audience cheering] ♪ We haven't heard a word♪ We sent the Blue album
to the radio stations, you know, and they
didn't want to play it

Full Transcript

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♪ We're getting no reaction♪
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[audience cheering]
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♪ We haven't heard a word♪
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We sent the Blue album to the radio stations,
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you know, and they didn't want to play it.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:31
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.
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."
He said, "This is how we're going to remodel the set." - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
He said, "This is how we're going to remodel the s...