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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

?? What am I to know?♪ ♪ You wouldn't read about it♪ ♪ Read about it♪ ♪ One unjust...♪ I...

�� What am I to know?♪ ♪ You wouldn't read about it♪ ♪ Read about it♪ ♪ One unjust...♪ [Rob] I didn't want
the band to be seen as simply a nostalgic exercise

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♪ What am I to know?♪
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♪ You wouldn't read about it♪
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♪ Read about it♪
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♪ One unjust...♪
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[Rob] I didn't want the band to be seen
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as simply a nostalgic exercise.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:30:16
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.
I wanted us still to be seen as a creative force. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
I wanted us still to be seen as a creative force.
[John] For any band who's had a long break, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
[John] For any band who's had a long break,
Will people still want to hear what they've got to say? - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
Will people still want to hear what they've got to say?
Will they be able to create something - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
Will they be able to create something
[waves crashing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
[waves crashing]
"We've got such a past to live up to." - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
"We've got such a past to live up to."
He played straight up. He played "First Nation" - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
He played straight up. He played "First Nation"
And I was like, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
And I was like,
"And that is the Midnight Oil essence, those songs." - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
"And that is the Midnight Oil essence, those songs.&quo...
♪ First nation♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:14
♪ First nation♪
It's almost 20 years and quite a lot has happened - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
It's almost 20 years and quite a lot has happened
[Peter] Promises of a treaty that historically - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
[Peter] Promises of a treaty that historically
-[crowd applauding] -[Peter] We really felt that - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
-[crowd applauding] -[Peter] We really felt that
We needed to come back and recognise how important, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
We needed to come back and recognise how important,
We invite you to walk with us in a movement - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
We invite you to walk with us in a movement
[Martin] Then that became a very exciting idea - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
[Martin] Then that became a very exciting idea
♪ Welcome to Gadigal land♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:12
♪ Welcome to Gadigal land♪
♪ It's unfolding You're unloading♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:15
♪ It's unfolding You're unloading♪
♪ Welcome to Gurindji land♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
♪ Welcome to Gurindji land♪
♪ All of your lands♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
♪ All of your lands♪