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February 10, 2026 The Langdon Auger Show
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February 10th 2026

Featured Artists: Led Zeppelin, Electric Light Orchestra, Trooper

Started todays show with one of my favorites from Led Zeppelin, the song Ten Years Gone the lyrics blends regret with wistfulness, focusing on how a person evolves while still holding a place in their heart for a past connection. Plant reflects on memories of the past with lines like “Did you ever really need somebody, and really need ’em bad? / Did you ever really find somebody, the best time you ever had?” Robert Plant explained the story of the song in a 1975 Rolling Stone interview. Before joining Led Zeppelin, he was working tirelessly in the music scene. A woman he deeply loved gave him a choice, stay with her or pursue his music. Always follow your heart, it is usually right. “Telephone Line” is a 1976 hit ballad by the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), written by frontman Jeff Lynne. Influenced by the melancholy, soulful ballad style of Roy Orbison, the song explores the helpless, desperate feelings of being isolated on the lonely end of a breakup. Be careful once you make a decision based on not giving it a full look through or you will be spending many years wondering if you made the right choice or not. Trooper Two For The Show is a classic song the lyrics follow a nervous lead singer putting on stage makeup, realizing he barely remembers the words to his own songs. He grapples with the superficiality of the industry and wonders if there’s a more meaningful path to take. The catchy chorus is a play on the classic 19th-century children’s counting rhyme (and famous Blue Suede Shoes lyric), mocking the robotic, commercialized nature of getting a hit song.

In this February 10 recording, Ward returns to Led Zeppelin’s “Ten Years Gone” and asks listeners to test the chat after recent problems. He says an old Windows laptop is receiving messages while other devices are not. He invites requests, announces a dance portion with reminders to hydrate and stretch, and closes with thanks.

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About this episode

Ward talks about the chat room misbehaving and asks listeners to test it. He says messages are coming through on an old Windows 10 laptop while other devices are still failing, and explains that he is monitoring the working connection. He invites song requests and asks listeners to be patient while the issue is fixed.

Later, Ward announces the dance portion and reminds listeners to hydrate and stretch. He chats with Oliver, returns to the device problem, and introduces more music. Near the end, he thanks listeners for their requests, says he hopes the chat can work on any device, and signs off.

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Transcribed from the recording and lightly edited for readability. Song lyrics and recorded interludes are omitted. Some audio could not be transcribed; those gaps and unclear words are marked in brackets. Timestamps are approximate. The comments reflect the speakers’ own experiences and views.

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00:00:00

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00:05:00

Definitely one of the underrated songs for Led Zeppelin, if there is such a category. I mean, that’s from Physical Graffiti. That was a huge album. But I think it’s overlooked because it’s not played nearly as much. And it’s a little over the radio play, shall we say. It’s over six minutes long. So that is, of course, Led Zeppelin from the Physical Graffiti album, “Ten Years Gone.” How are you doing? Thank you for tuning in to the Langdon Auger Show right here on Mental Health Radio. It’s Tuesday, February 10th, and we want to welcome you all in. And don’t forget, we had a bit of a problem with our chat in the last few days, but I think the cast and crew at the old casthost.net got it figured out. So test out the chat room. Come on down. Let’s have a chit-chat. Let’s see if it works. Just because I got to hand in a report card tomorrow, just to make sure that everything seems to be working fine. And it’s working so far. I put on a few messages, and they’re coming through. So hopefully I won’t miss any more chats. And if I did and you’re tuning in, I wasn’t ignoring you. Honestly, I wasn’t. I just didn’t know anybody else was there. So, okay. Let’s continue on. Great show now. We got coming forward. Don’t forget, we also take requests.

00:07:29

So if you want to hear a song, if I have it, I will most certainly play it. [The source segment is flagged for unusually fast text alignment.]

00:07:33

Going to kick it off with a little ELO.

00:07:35

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00:20:43

Great tune from around 1981, of course. That is Simple Minds and “Alive and Kicking.” Trooper in before that from 1976, their first album, Two for the Show. And here’s a trivia question: Who else were they touring as at that time? They were touring as another band name. And also, we started that set off with Electric Light Orchestra and “Telephone Line.” It seems like our chat isn’t quite working properly yet. Robin and Roxy are saying hello, but I’m not getting them except on an old laptop. So we’ll have to keep working on that one. Patience, please. We’re going to continue on. Don’t forget, we are taking requests 15 minutes after the 5 o’clock hour. So let’s get back to the music. When was the last time you heard this one?

00:21:33

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00:31:06

That’s the Art of Noise, along with Duane Eddy, doing a great version of “Peter Gunn.” And before that, we had R.E.M. and “Shiny Happy People,” and the 1910 Fruit Gum Company with “Simon Says.” How is everybody doing? Seems like our chat is not working except on an old Windows 10 laptop. Bizarre. It’s not working on the iMac or the new PC or anything. It’s only working on the old laptop. Hmm. So sorry about that. We are monitoring the old Windows laptop now that we know it works. Come on by, make a request, and we’ll do what we can. We’re sending messages to the guys there to try to fix what the problem is. I can get messages between myself, but I can’t get any of your chats. So we’ll keep the Windows 10 laptop up. If you guys have anything to say, we’re going to try to get it, because we’re already talking with Roxy and Robin. So hopefully we’ll get this all figured out shortly. Right now, a little Prism.

00:45:04

Great song there from Flash and the Pan with “Hey, St. Peter.” And before that, of course, SinĂ©ad O’Connor and “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” We started off that set with Prism and “Spaceship Superstar.” Twenty minutes before the hour of six. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. Sorry, our chat’s not exactly working the way we’d like it to, but we are working on it, and we do have access to at least one chat room that is working. And that’s on an old Windows 10 laptop that’s about 16 years old. So I don’t know, man. Modern technology, who knows?

00:46:18

We’ll get the guys at Cast House to take a look at that and make sure we get it working. [The source segment is flagged for unusually fast text alignment.]

00:46:22

And we’ll continue playing some great music. How about some Eagles.

00:46:25

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01:01:07

Of course, Three Doors Down and “Kryptonite.” We lost the lead singer of that band a couple of days ago. Medical conditions, I think it was a bit of a heart attack. I’m not exactly 100% sure, but great band and too bad, a great voice. Supertramp before that with “Hide in Your Shell,” and we started it all off with the Eagles and “One of These Nights.” Roxy’s asking what WebSockets are. WebSockets are for allowing stuff to come into your computer from wherever it’s coming from, so that’s what WebSockets are, just so you know. It’s a very informative show here today, considering our chat isn’t really working except on a Windows 10 laptop. We’re doing fine. How are you doing? Let’s get back to some music, Barenaked Ladies.

01:01:56

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01:14:05

There. Yes, that’s Diesel and “Sausalito Summernight.” In before that, Blondie, of course, with “Call Me,” and Barenaked Ladies in there with “Lovers in a Dangerous Time.” Great version. Bruce Cockburn did that song as well. Welcome to it. We are just after six o’clock, which means it’s got to be close to the dance portion of our show. And that’s true. It is eight minutes after, to be exact. Make sure you’re hydrated. Make sure you’re stretched out. And just to make sure that you are, two minutes and 28 seconds to get some water in you, get a towel, get ready to go, because it’s up after this.

01:15:01

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01:20:00

Of course, Sir Michael Jackson, who was known for some of his eccentric things that he did. Not only a massive talent, but also some of the things that he collected, like the Elephant Man bones, and he owned all the rights to all the Beatles tunes. He had all the copyrights to all the Lennon-McCartney stuff of the Beatles. Not sure who has that now, but that was a pretty big deal when he had that happened. In before that, of course, Patrick Hernandez and “Born to Be Alive.” It was the short version. Maybe next time we’ll throw a long version at you. How’d you do on your dance portion of the show? Let us know. In before that, we started it all off with the Lemon Pipers, a great tune from way back when, the flower power, as you will. We’re going to continue on with the music, because it is almost 20 minutes after six. We’ve got a few tunes to go through before 7 p.m.

01:25:21

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01:36:29

That’s, of course, Dire Straits. Great tune from them, “Money for Nothing.” Monster video as well. All the animation and all that, great. In before that, Harvey Danger. I know we usually play “Flagpole Sitta,” but I wanted to change it up just a little bit, of course. That was such a great album. If you ever get a chance to listen to it, that was “Carlotta Valdez.” And Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show started off with “Queen of the Silver Dollar.” So it’s at 6:30, we’ve got like a half hour to go. Thanks, everybody, for tuning in. Hopefully you’ve played some music that you wanted to hear, you haven’t heard in a while. And hopefully, maybe, there’s a new favorite song in your book. We’ll see. That’s what it’s all about, music. So let’s get back to it, shall we? Siouxsie and the Banshees with “Christine.”

01:37:45

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01:48:33

Taking you back 40 years. That’s right, 40 years. That’s from the So album of 1986. And of course, it is Peter Gabriel and “Red Rain.” U2 in before that, a little “Desire.” And Siouxsie and the Banshees in there started off with “Christine,” talking with Oliver in the chat room on the old Windows 10 laptop. And I guess another Trumpism: “China’s going to take away the Stanley Cup and melt it down.” How is this man still in power? How? How? I don’t understand. I’m amazed. I’m simply amazed. What’s Donnie saying now? Oh, Donnie’s not going to help us either. Okay. Well, thanks, Donnie. Appreciate that. Thanks for the update. All right. Let’s get back to speaking of songs that are a few years old. When was this one released, you think? When was this one released? When was this?

01:49:37

When was this one released, you think? [The source flags this as a repeated phrase; the timing is uncertain.]

01:49:37

When was this one released, do you think? At least that’s pretty cool.

01:50:00

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02:03:50

That is, of course, Cheap Trick from Live at Budokan, or surrounding area. And “Ain’t That a Shame.” INXS in before that from Live Baby Live. That is a great live album. If you ever get a chance to listen to it, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, taking you back to 1974 with “Blue Collar.” And that’s it for me. I’m out of here. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. We did have a couple of requests, so thank you for that as well. Hopefully we can get that chat issue figured out, and then that way I’ll be able to chat on any device and not just one specific one. But let’s see what happens. Happy mental health to you today. And we’re going to end it all with a little live “Lightning Crashes.”

02:05:00

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