The Langdon Auger Show
February 11th 2026
Featured Artists: Genesis, Neil Young, Pink Floyd
Land Of Confusion by Genesis is quite the intelligent song writing skills of Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins voice adds so much feeling in it. The lyrics critique the world’s socio-political mess. Lines like “too many men, too many people, making too many problems” criticize the endless geopolitical bickering and weak leadership that leave everyday citizens feeling alienated. Despite the dark and angry tone of the music, the chorus provides a sense of hope. It declares, “This is the world we live in, and these are the hands we’re given,” suggesting that the world is worth fighting for and that everyday people have the power to enact change. We thought we would play a great live version of Neil Young`s song Sugar Mountain He wrote it on his 19th birthday in 1964 as a lament for his lost youth. “Sugar Mountain” is a metaphor for a perfect, idyllic childhood—represented in the song as a lively carnival or fair filled with barkers, cotton candy, and friends. Also had to throw in some Pink Floyd and their great song Have A Cigar. Interestingly, neither Waters nor David Gilmour could successfully nail the cynical, sneering vocals during recording. They ended up using guest vocals from British folk-rock singer Roy Harper, who was coincidentally recording in another studio at Abbey Road at the time. As well Roy Harper turned down Led Zeppelin when they offered him a recording contract on their new Swan Song label but Zeppelin would write a song about the incredible studio musician in their song Hats Off To Roy.
In this February 11, 2026 recording, Ward welcomes listeners and says he is still working through a chat display problem. He invites requests and talks about hockey, the Olympics and the songs playing that day. Later, he shares a memory of moving to Banff and tells listeners about seeing Billy Idol.
About this episode
Ward opens with Genesis and welcomes listeners, mentioning that the chat works on his older Windows laptop but not on the newer window he is using. He invites song requests and talks about hockey as the Olympics are underway in the recording. Later, he introduces a live version of Neil Young’s “Sugar Mountain,” recalls moving to Banff in 1985, and says Chris made a version based on Tunnel Mountain.
Ward also comments on music by Pink Floyd, Jane’s Addiction, Van Halen and other artists. He tells a story about seeing Billy Idol at a concert in Edmonton, then returns to listener requests and the chat issue. Near the end, he thanks listeners and closes with 54 40.
Full spoken transcript
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.
Full spoken transcript (click to collapse or expand)
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Of course, Genesis, from their self-titled album, or what it's commonly known as, the Mama album. And of course, that is ‘Land of Confusion.’ Welcome to the Langdon Auger Show. Twenty seconds after the hour of five, so we're pretty good. We're getting right on time. Hey, and welcome to you. It is Wednesday, February 11th. Thanks for tuning in again.
Our chat is still not quite working the way it should. It's only working on the older window, which is running Windows 10. Hopefully, we can get that figured out. We'll see, because they're trying a new chat at CastHost to see if that solves the problem. There are lots of Codex texts and stuff like that, but it's still not quite working correctly. At least on the old laptop, we can chat with you. So come on down, say hi, introduce yourself, and make sure you put in a username and save it.
If you have a request, and I've got it, I most certainly will play it out. I'm in Westlock today visiting Robin, of course, as I do on Wednesdays. She told me that Slovakia beat Finland today in hockey. Hello, Finland. Good thing it's early, right? Otherwise, yeah, you'd be thinking Finland out of it. In honor of hockey starting in the Olympics, we're going to play this one.
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Oh, that is, of course, Neil Young with ‘Sugar Mountain.’ Live version of that one. It reminds me of when we first moved to Banff in 1985. Chris made up a version of that song based on Tunnel Mountain. So instead of barkers and the colored balloons, it was the narkers and the colored tents. But you can't live on Tunnel Mountain. Yeah.
And before that, Pink Floyd telling us what it's like with big record labels, and ‘Have a Cigar.’ And of course, Stompin' Tom started off with the hockey song, which celebrates the Olympics hockey program starting. The women started a couple of days ago. Good luck, Canada. Hopefully, we'll bring home some medals. Not sure if we're getting gold or not this year, but a medal is a medal. That's the way I look at it.
I want to thank you all for tuning in. It's 15 minutes after 5. We're going to continue playing some music. Don't forget, come on down to the live chat. Enter your username, hit save, and just start chit-chatting. Robin's already in there. Glad to see that dude got his treats. But it is a Wednesday show, so let's get to it.
Regardless of how things go in life, there's always… Talking to Oliver earlier about things just not quite going right, such as this chat problem that I'm having here. And you know, it'll all get fixed somehow, somewhere, and someway.
00:20:07
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00:33:54
Well, guess who that was? It's, of course, Stevie Ray Vaughan in Double Trouble doing Stevie Wonder Song Superstition. Great live version of that one. Jonny Lang in before that with “Lie to Me”, of course. And Kenny Wayne Shepherd started off that one with Somehow, Somewhere, and Someway.
Welcome to the Langdon Auger Show, February 11th. We are just at 5.30 now. Welcome to Oliver and Robin who are in the chat room. So come on down there and say hi. And we're going to continue playing some great music here. Going to keep it going up with a little Traveling Wilburys.
00:35:00
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Burton Cummings in before that with Clap for the Wolfman. Didn't have the Guess Who version. That one does pretty good, though. Traveling Wilbury started that off with End of the Line. We seem to be having a bit of issues. I know Oliver is requesting songs.
And I have to find out why they say they're in my library, but they're not. Weird. But we'll figure that out. So thanks for tuning in. Once again, we're going to get back to some music with some Van Halen.
00:47:22
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Great tune there from the cars. One of my favorite songs of theirs is Drive. Red Rider in before that with Human Race. And Van Halen with Hot for Teacher started off that set. Thanks again for tuning in. Not sure why we are going blank here.
Oh, there we are. Just had a few seconds of silence, I suppose. But we're going to continue playing some music here. Jane's Addiction.
00:59:13
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01:10:16
From the Trouble at the Hen House album, 1996 album, that's of course the Tragically Hip and Coconut Cream. Green Day and before that, of course, Holiday. And Jane's Addiction started off that set with the Mountain Song. How are you all doing? It's five minutes after now.
That means it's almost time for the dance portion. In fact, it is time for the dance portion of the show. So, we have four minutes and 23 seconds for you to stretch out, get hydrated and all that. Maybe grab a towel because we're going to play the extended version of our dance song of the day.
So, it's going to be at least six minutes long. So, get ready for it. But we got a nice song that'll calm you down afterwards. So, let's get to it because I believe in you.
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Of course, that's Friend of the Show, and also you might have seen a couple of the podcasts that we did together. That's, of course, Neil Speers out of Calgary. He also played Mountain Stop for two years straight, and that is Volume 1, Breakfast at Epiphanies.
And, of course, about his podcast, at age 65, he got diagnosed with ADHD, which kind of, as a musician, kind of makes you rethink how things work. And creatively, and all that kind of stuff. And before that, the Uptown mix of ‘Dancing With Myself,’ Billy Idol, of course, and Amanda Marshall, ‘Believe in You.’
I was just telling Oliver, I remember seeing Billy Idol way back when. Gen X, the band he was in, which originally recorded that song, had come to the Kinsman Fieldhouse in Edmonton. Everybody was yelling for her, yeah, ‘Gen X, Gen X.’ He was getting, well, he appeared to be getting ticked off. And he finally turned around.
01:24:59
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Back to the crowd, he finally turned around and goes, ‘F you, Gen X doesn't exist anymore.’ He looked like he was going to stomp off the stage, but then the band hit and they played that song. So that's why I know that one. All right, let's get back to it. I hope you enjoyed the dance portion of the show. Of course, we had some Amanda Marshall in there with ‘Because I Believe in You.’ I knew you…
01:25:22
I knew you could make it through. Right now, let’s get to some Stevie Wonder. [Unclear phrase omitted.]
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Taking you back to the 70s with that set. That's, of course, 10cc with Rubber Bullets. We had Rose Royce in there as well, Car Wash, and started off with Stevie Wonder and Sir Duke. We've got about 20 minutes, 25 minutes left in the show.
Thanks again, everybody, for tuning in. Sorry we couldn't get to the request that you asked for for some reason. It says songs are disabled, and I don't know. We're going to have to redo the whole thing again, I guess. But we're going to continue playing some music here.
Got a little southern fried rock coming your way. Going to start it all off with the Allman Brothers.
01:37:33
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I've got a request to work. I hope I enjoy it, Oliver. That'll be $5, please. That is, of course, Bob Dylan and Positively 4th Street. Lynyrd Skynyrd in before that with “Saturday Night Special.” The Allman Brothers started off with Ramblin' Man. Got time for three more songs, and then I'm out of here.
But we'll be back after this set.
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02:04:16
Oh, great song there from Paul McCartney and Wings. And listen to what the man said. And I'll tell you, I remember that song came out. Used to play on the buses in Edmonton because they played the local radio station. And that song seemed to be on almost every morning I was heading to work.
Great tune. I love it. Madonna in before that was some Vogue. And from the Dumb and Dumber soundtrack, Donovan Hurdy-Gurdy Man. Can't say I don't like that version a whole bunch. I definitely prefer the original. That one's a little sped up and a little too much of the, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, just my opinion.
Well, thanks, everybody, for tuning in. There's at least five of you checking in today, so thank you and welcome to it. I hope you have a happy… mental health day. We’re going to end it with a great Canadian band, 54-40. Have yourself a good day.
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