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* AmericansHateTingle: Like most well-known bands not based in the US or UK, Midnight Oil are perpetually stuck in the trap of being incredibly popular (or at least incredibly notable) in their home countries and virtually nowhere else... aside from those who deem them a OneHitWonder for "Beds are Burning". Before they, they were able to establish a cult following stateside through airplay on CollegeRadio and Creator/{{MTV}}.
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* AmericansHateTingle: Like most well-known bands not based in the US or UK, Midnight Oil are perpetually stuck in the trap of being incredibly popular (or at least incredibly notable) in their home countries and virtually nowhere else... aside from those who deem them a OneHitWonder for "Beds are Burning". Before they, then, they were able to establish a cult following stateside through airplay on CollegeRadio and Creator/{{MTV}}.
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* AmericansHateTingle: Like most well-known bands not based in the US or UK, Midnight Oil are perpetually stuck in the trap of being incredibly popular (or at least incredibly notable) in their home countries and virtually nowhere else... aside from those who deem them a OneHitWonder for "Beds are Burning" .Burning". Before they, they were able to establish a cult following stateside through airplay on CollegeRadio and Creator/{{MTV}}.
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* AmericansHateTingle: Like most well-known bands not based in the US or UK, Midnight Oil are perpetually stuck in the trap of being incredibly popular (or at least incredibly notable) in their home countries and virtually nowhere else... aside from those who deem them a OneHitWonder for "Beds are Burning". Burning" .
* {{Applicability}}: Many of their songs are about the struggle of UsefulNotes/AustralianAborigines, but many of the lyrics could also apply to other indigenous peoples who face similar struggles.
* {{Applicability}}: Many of their songs are about the struggle of UsefulNotes/AustralianAborigines, but many of the lyrics could also apply to other indigenous peoples who face similar struggles.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "Power and the Passion" features a frenetic drum solo from Rob Hirst, who doesn't usually do solos.
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* FanNickname: The Oils.
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* SignatureSong: "Beds are Burning" is easily their most famous song, especially abroad.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The AmericansHateTingle aspect is likely because the band is so wrapped up in Australian politics that they simply ''can't'' resonate very far off their home continent. Mind you, in their case, SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped for sure. But it definitely hobbles their ability to relate elsewhere.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The AmericansHateTingle aspect is likely because the band is so wrapped up in Australian politics that they simply ''can't'' resonate very far off their home continent. Mind you, in their case, SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped for sure. But it It definitely hobbles their ability to relate elsewhere.
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* HarsherInHindsight: "Beds are Burning". Originally this song mirrors to the Stolen Generation and the other injustices that Aboriginals faced in the past. Nowadays people associate this song to the recent Australian Bushfires of 2019-2020 due to people taking the chorus at literal-value.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The bassline in the verses for "Beds are Burning" has often be compared to the theme from ''Series/PeterGunn''.
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** The one from "Beds are Burning" might actually be the ''only'' thing people outside Australia know them for.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The consensus is that the albums ''10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1'', and ''Diesel and Dust'' are this. There are too many qualifying songs to name, but "Beds Are Burning" was their biggest hit, charting in the top 10 of five countries, and "US Forces" was unequivocally the live favourite.
** There is also the time they performed on The Panel and did an acoustic rendition of "Short Memory." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPhuAJVJe1Q It has to be seen to be believed.]]
** There is also the time they performed on The Panel and did an acoustic rendition of "Short Memory." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPhuAJVJe1Q It has to be seen to be believed.]]
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The consensus is that the albums ''10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1'', and ''Diesel and Dust'' are this. There are too many qualifying songs to name, but "Beds Are Burning" was their biggest hit, charting in the top 10 of five countries, and "US Forces" was unequivocally the live favourite.
** There is also the time they performed on The Panel and did an acoustic rendition of "Short Memory." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPhuAJVJe1Q It has to be seen to be believed.]]
** There is also the time they performed on The Panel and did an acoustic rendition of "Short Memory." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPhuAJVJe1Q It has to be seen to be believed.]]
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* EpicRiff: A ''lot''. It might be easier to just name the ones that ''don't'' have one.
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* BizarroEpisode: "Bakerman" on ''Red Sails in the Sunset.'' A Japanese school band plays a cheerful oompa ditty.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The consensus is that the albums ''10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1'', and ''Diesel And Dust'' are this. There are too many qualifying songs to name, but "Beds Are Burning" was their biggest hit, charting in the top 10 of five countries, and "US Forces" was unequivocally the live favourite.
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* EpicRiff: A ''lot''. It might be easier to just name the ones that ''don't'' have one.
