The Langdon Auger Show
April 15th 2026
Featured Artists: Manfred Mann, Jeannie C Riley, Elton John
Todays show is all about music and the memories we have with music. The Jeannie C Riley song Harper Valley PTA is a song that was heard so many times as a young man in our household. Most of our memories were not exactly great memories in fact they almost the exact opposite but, some of the really good memories were around music and Jeannie C was one of those songs. Elton John song I’m still standing is all about self belief in yourself and being able to beat those addictions and coming back strong.
The April 15 Langdon Auger Show opens with Ward noting that the broadcast is finally on time. He invites song requests, recalls music from childhood, then introduces a dance segment and thanks GP for choosing the last song of the night.
About this episode
Ward says he had been looking for a song for a long time and that the Billy Ray Cyrus version he owned did not feel the same. Later he identifies Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley PTA." He also mentions a CD that took a long time to find and calls the music "childhood memories."
Between tracks, Ward mentions Gordon Sumner while talking about the Police. Before the dance portion, he tells listeners to hydrate and stretch. Later he jokes that dancing on the ceiling might only be dangerous if someone jumps.
Near the end, Ward says it is Chris Stapleton's birthday, thanks GP for the last song selection, and signs off with "Happy mental health to you."
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 speakersā own experiences and views.
Full spoken transcript (click to collapse or expand)
00:06:58
Great song there from Manfred Mann and the Earth Band. Of course, that is "Blinded by the Light." How are you all doing today? It is exactly 6 o'clock right now. First time we've ever really, truly been on time. Sometimes a little before, sometimes a little before, but this was exactly right on time. Hope you're having a good day here on this Wednesday, April 15th. You're listening, of course, to the Langdon Auger Show on Mental Health Radio. Thanks for tuning in. Thanks for coming by.
And if you want to hear a song, it's pretty easy to do. All you've got to do is go down to the live chat there, enter your username, and then, of course, save it. Put your request in there, and if I got it, I'll play it. We are here to play music and just have a good time. Enjoy a little chit-chat and great music. Welcome to it.
I've been searching for this song for a long time. I have the Billy Ray Cyrus version, but it just ain't the same. You probably already know what song I'm thinking about, aren't you? Well, here it is. Jeannie C. Riley.
00:08:03
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00:18:23
Taking us back a few more years beyond, Kris Kristofferson also was in the movie. That's C.W. McCall and "Convoy," and I believe Ali MacGraw was in it as well. Bobbie Gentry in before that, with "Fancy," and Jeannie C. Riley, "Harper Valley PTA." Hey, it's one of those CDs you just can't get anymore. It took forever to get it, but I'm so glad that I did. Childhood memories, what can you say?
Langdon Auger Show, and thank you for tuning in to this Wednesday show. We are here for one more night. We're going to be here Sunday through Thursday, taking Fridays and Saturdays off.
If there are any songs you would like to request, just come over to the live chat. Scroll down a little bit. It's right there. Add a username. Make sure you save it. Put your request in there. If I have it, I'll play it. Thank you. All right.
00:19:41
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00:30:00
My back still aches. I've been to Tilsonburg. My back aches just remembering that. I've been through Tilsonburg because of that song. Stompinā Tom Connors and "Tilsonburg." Roy Orbison before that with "You Got It," and Alan Jackson started off with his version of "Mercury Blues." David Lindley did a version of it, and Steve Miller did a version as well.
How are you all doing? Welcome to it. GP's showing up in the house. I guess now we can pick up the music and start partying. GP's here. She's also picked our eight-plus-minute song to end the show for today's event. So, hey, we're not going to tell you what it is. You have to wait. I know we're kind of making you hang out there, but we're going to play some good music up until then. Right now, we're going to go to some ELO, "Don't Bring Me Down."
00:30:59
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00:41:58
It's Elton John, of course. He came back after going into rehab and all that, and people thought he was all done and over with. But he came back with an amazing album, including that song, "I'm Still Standing." It was also "The Bitch Was Back" on that album as well.
That's because the wife of the guy who does the writing for us, his name's not coming to my head right now, they had said, "Oh, Elton John's back in the studio," and all this. His wife said, "Oh, the bitch is back." Elton had a good laugh about that one and made a song called that.
James Brown in before that, of course, with "Get Up Off of That Thing," and ELO, Electric Light Orchestra, with "Don't Bring Me Down." It's 25 minutes before 7. Thanks, everybody, for tuning in. We're going to keep the songs going, though. Genesis, "Misunderstanding."
00:42:45
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00:54:41
Another great song there by the Police. Of course, Gordon Sumner, Stingās real name, used to be a teacher. And that was written by him about a young lady in his class. Yeah. And before that, of course, we had Rush and "Time Stand Still" and Genesis with "Misunderstanding."
It is almost time for our dance portion of the show, so we've got one more set of music. We're going to try to pick it up a little bit, maybe get those body parts moving and getting ready. Don't forget to hydrate as well. The dance portion of the show is up after this set.
00:55:20
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01:08:38
The 1995 album, American Standard. That is, of course, 7 Mary 3 and "Cumbersome." [Timing uncertain.]
And before that, Jane's Addiction from the Nothing Shocking album, with "Standing in the Shower… Thinking," and Whitesnake, "Still of the Night." It's done. It is 6 o'clock. It's 1 minute and 50 seconds after. That means it's our dance portion of the show. Robin made it for it, so hopefully she's hydrated. Hopefully she's already stretched out because, you know, no injuries, please, on the Langdon Auger Show. Would appreciate that. Let's get going with our dance portion. We're going to start it up. You can dance to this one, but I thought you needed a little bit of a mellow one after the last set, so the dance portion will begin after Foreigner.
01:09:26
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01:20:33
Oops, wasn't paying attention there. Had my mind occupied on my computer there. [Discover it?] I can put emojis now, not just regular emojis like we have there. I can, I can, I can. All right, yeah.
The Kinks, "Come Dancing," Lionel Richie, a little "Dancing on the Ceiling." Foreigner started that off with "That Was Yesterday." And a good point was brought up: if you're dancing on the ceiling, there's a good chance there might be an injury. But I say only if you jump, right? That's just my opinion. Anyway, let's get back to some music since I wasted so much time there being distracted.
01:22:08
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01:34:34
Rolling Stones, of course, with "Mother's Little Helper." The Tragically Hip in before that with "Daredevil." And Bruce Cockburn started it all off with "Night Train." Twenty-seven minutes after 7, which means we don't have a lot of time left in the show. Thank you all for tuning in.
We're going to play, I love Dolly, as we all know. Dolly Parton. She did that Rockstar album. She does a great version of "Night Moves" along with… [Timing uncertain.]
01:34:59
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01:35:00
Chris Stapleton, and it happens to be Chris Stapleton's birthday today, so happy birthday.
01:35:05
Chris, here's "Night Moves." [Recorded song lyrics omitted.]
01:35:39
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01:48:15
This is Canada's very own Saga, and "On the Loose." Red Hot Chili Peppers before that with "Cabron" from the By the Way album. Dolly Parton was in there along with Chris Stapleton doing a great version of "Night Moves." Of course, the Bob Seger tune. We have about 19 minutes left in the show, so thank you all for tuning in.
We're going to pick up the pace a little bit here. Going to play some modern stuff. We're going to play some White Stripes, Korn, and some Limp Bizkit, all before we hit our song picked out by GP. So the volume is going to go up just a wee bit here.
01:50:00
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02:01:19
There's Limp Bizkit and "My Way." We had Korn before that with "Did My Time," and we started that set off with the White Stripes and "Seven Nation Army." That's it for me. I'm out of here. I want to thank everybody for tuning in.
We're back tomorrow for our last show of the week, starting at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, running through until 8. But once again, thank you all for your support. Happy mental health to you. And thanks to GP for our last song of the evening, a great one from Guns N' Roses.
02:01:52
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