The Langdon Auger Show
September 6th 2026
Featured Artist’s: Supertramp, R.E.M., The Wallflowers.
Well, it is official! I am retired, that’s right retired. Wasn’t sure if this day would ever come when I was a young man. This day seemed to be a long way off yet, here we are. We are getting our wandering legs going again and where we are going is a small northern town in Northern B.C. Such a quiet place where hopefully my brain can retire a bit itself. No real guarantee’s of course but that pursuit is never ending for me. As The Tragically Hip song says “waiting for a place to happen, making stops along the way” will this finally be where i can find some peace. Most people i have talked to about this think it is easy…just do it! I totally wish I could agree with them. I know that they mean well with comments like that but, it always makes me think i am more broken than i figured. If it was that easy then why haven’t i been able to accomplish this simple task yet. Probably because it is not that easy! Such a stigma attached to mental health and i wonder if they will ever treat it like a broken bone of a scrapped knee. No they won’t because there is too much money in keeping us on their medications, keeping us docile. I can’t live that way so, I need a small quiet place where i can rest my brain for a while. Even had someone say to me that I was heading up north to kill myself, how the ever loving crap does someone say this to anyone. Why would they say that? Kind of pissed me off big time but all i want is no attachments, no actual commitments just me doing my show and listening to music is that too much? One headlight by The Wallflowers is one of those songs about resilience, pushing thru difficult times with whatever limited resources you have. Moving forward with One Headlight symbolizes moving forward on a journey even when you lack full capacity, clarity, or everything is partially broken. Lets hope this time is the last time and there is hope, and less internal dialogue. Fingers crossed…
In this archived Sunday, September 6 edition of the Langdon Auger Show, Ward welcomes listeners to the start of the week and moves between songs and short updates. He explains what The Wallflowers’ “One Headlight” means to him, introduces the dance portion, talks through song requests, and closes by asking listeners to be kind.
About this episode
Ward welcomes listeners to the Sunday show and invites requests through the website’s live chat. His playlist includes Supertramp’s Goodbye Stranger. Later, he describes The Wallflowers’ “One Headlight” as a song about resilience and moving forward when capacity or clarity is limited.
Ward recaps songs from the first part of the show, introduces the dance set, and invites listeners to suggest songs for it. The closing remarks include a reminder to be kind and an on-air note that the show would return the next night at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
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)
00:00:06
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00:04:01
That is, of course, Kris Kristofferson and “Sunday Morning Coming Down.” He wrote that song, but it was originally done by Ray Stevens. It was written in 1969, and so many other artists besides Chris and Ray have done it. I mean, Johnny Cash did it in 1970. Willie Nelson has done it. Waylon Jennings, Randy Travis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Clark, even Telly Savalas did that song. Pretty popular song and a great artist there: Kris Kristofferson.
Welcome to the Sunday show, the beginning of our week here on September 6th. This is the Langdon Auger Show. We are here for the next two hours. Hopefully, you’ll stick around for both hours. And if you don’t like what we’re playing, just come on down to the live chat on our website and put a request in there. If I have it, I most certainly will play it.
It was a year ago today that we lost one of the great Supertramp artists, and that is Rick Davies. So we’re going to play one to remember Rick Davies. Hope you enjoy this one.
00:05:48
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00:30:41
Great song there by The Wallflowers. And, of course, that’s a rock anthem. It’s all about resilience, loss, and pushing forward through difficult times with whatever resources you have left. You know, “One Headlight” symbolizes moving forward on a journey, even when you lack full capacity, clarity, or everything might be partially broken. It is just such an amazing song. I love it very much.
We had A-ha in before that with “Take On Me.” Shania Twain as well, Canada’s very own: “That Don’t Impress Me Much.” The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the original cast of London in 1973. “Hot Patootie, Bless My Soul.” Melissa Etheridge in there, and “I’m the Only One,” live from Woodstock, 1994. And we started off with a little thank-you to Mr. Rick Davies, with “Goodbye Stranger.”
How are you all doing? 6:29 right now. We are here until 8 p.m., but don’t forget about our dance portion of our show coming up around the top of the hour, so kind of get ready for it. We’re still a ways away, but still, you know, stretch it out. No injuries here on the Langdon Auger Show. Back to the music. Great tune from Joe Cocker right now. Thanks for listening.
00:32:08
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00:51:34
Great song there by John Lennon, of course, “Watching the Wheels” go around. And yeah, great tune, love it. It’s one of his best, in my opinion.
R.E.M. in before that with “Losing My Religion,” 54-40, “One Day in Your Life.”
We had some Eddie Rabbitt in there by request, “I Love a Rainy Night”. And, of course, that was requested on Friday. Unfortunately, we didn’t work Friday or Saturday, so we had to play it today. And Joe Cocker started off that live in Massachusetts, and “The Letter.”
We got about five more minutes, actually about six more minutes left before, sorry, we got three more songs before the dance portion of our show. Getting ahead of myself a little bit there. The dance portion of our show is coming up. It’ll start about five minutes after seven, so we’ll get to that. But first, we’re going to play a little Manfred Mann.
00:52:27
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01:08:17
Tears for Fears. They had so many great hits in that 10-year period, ’82 to ’92 kind of thing. They were just all over the radio, all over MTV, MuchMusic, et cetera. Big, huge band, of course. That is “Head Over Heels.” Lucinda Williams from her album of the same name, “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road,” released in 1989. And we start off with an old classic from Manfred Mann’s Earth Band and “Blinded by the Light.”
Six minutes after seven. I was one minute off my prediction. But, hey, we’ve arrived at our dance portion of the show. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. I hope you like the songs I have chosen today. Let’s get to it.
01:08:56
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01:20:39
Oh, great song there by Lionel Richie with “Dancing on the Ceiling,” and we really hope that Lionel’s okay. He had to end his performance one day and go into a hospital for precautionary testing. They said maybe some mild dehydration or exhaustion from the summer heat, so he took a little bit of a break, and I guess he’s coming back here pretty soon.
Of course, we heard “Dancing on the Ceiling.” That was in August 29, so not that long ago. Wish Lionel good luck. And before that, from her “Simply the Best” album, that is Tina Turner and “Private Dancer,” and we started it all off with a little Alabama: “Can’t Keep a Good Man Down.”
Well, that’s our dance portion of the show. Hope you enjoyed it. We try to do a dance portion of our show each and every show, so we’ll do one again tomorrow night. And if you have any recommendations of songs, just put it in the live chat there on our website, mentalhealthradio.ca, and if I got the song for the dance portion, I will most certainly play it. We’re going to go back to our music right now and a little Alanis Morissette.
01:21:47
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01:45:55
Well, lots of good memories to that band. Of course, it is Blue Öyster Cult with “Burnin’ 4U.” Bran Van 3000 in before that: “Astounded.” And we had Blue Oyster or Blue Rodeo in there as well: “Five Days in May.” Too many blues in that set. ABBA, “Knowing Me, Knowing You.” Weird Al Yankovic from his 2014 album, “Mandatory Fun.” “Now That’s What I Call Polka.” And Alanis Morissette started it off with “You Oughta Know.”
Fifteen minutes now left in the show, so we got one more set of music. We’ll come on back and say our goodbyes.
01:46:32
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01:59:47
A reminder: we never know what people are going through. You know, like that song says it all. You just never know what it’s like; you never know what their life is. They could be the [Unclear modifier] fashion model, a lawyer walking into court, a guy on the street looking for a few cents change. You don’t know their life story. People don’t know yours just by looking at you, so remember to be kind. That’s it for our Sunday show. Thank you all for tuning in. I want to wish you all a happy mental health, and don’t forget we’re back tomorrow night starting at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. And you have yourself a good night. Gonna end the show. Great tune from U2. I hope you enjoy it.
02:00:31
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