The Langdon Auger Show
September 3rd 2026
Featured Artists: Soul Asylum, Jelly Roll, Reba McEntire.
Well it is our Friday here the Langdon Auger show hope you have enjoyed our week of music. We truly believe that music speaks way more than some people give it credit for, Music is life and a way to escape life and it’s sometime cruelty and despair because music is always there. Whether you like one song or not it has meaning to the artists and someone else who is listening to it. I do get some flack for the music I play, not going to lie about that but, that music means something to me and even has messages to pass on to our listeners. Like Soul Asylum song “I Will Still Be Laughing” No matter how low you fall (“face down in a stranger’s tomb”) or how absurd and cruel the world gets, maintaining a sense of grim humor is the ultimate way to retain control and outlast the misery. The opening lines (“They’re all laughing at your clothes, standing in the lunch line / You’re the talk of the town ’cause you’re up and you’re down”) highlight high school-like cruelty and gossip that persists into adult life. People mock your status when you are struggling, but life is a wheel (“It’s a cycle, I’ve found, it always comes around”). Also the voices inside can play havoc on you and Jelly Roll’s song “Liar” talks about the voices inside. The “liar” represents the negative voice in Jelly Roll’s own head, his past trauma, and his struggles with substance abuse. So, continue the struggle and know this…you are not alone. There are millions of us out there! We need to break the stigma of mental health!
In this archived Thursday, September 3 Langdon Auger Show, Ward opens by welcoming listeners and pointing them to the website chat for song requests. The episode moves from country songs to a dance set, with brief notes on the music before his sign-off.
About this episode
After greeting listeners, Ward explains that requests can be sent through the website live chat. He then introduces a country block featuring Reba McEntire's cover of “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” and comments on the song's movie adaptation.
Between songs, Ward names Jelly Roll's “Liar,” Ed Sheeran's “Perfect,” Lady Gaga's “Dance in the Dark,” and Katy Perry's “Birthday.” He also sends birthday greetings to two listeners.
Near the close, Ward refers to a 2022 tribute to Taylor Hawkins and the performers there, then shares a personal reflection on life's cycles and humour. He signs off with a correction from Monday to Sunday and names a final song, “Cordelia.”
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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When is the last time the earth moved for you when you met somebody? That's Carole King taking us all the way back. Great tune there.
Welcome to mentalhealthradio.ca. Of course, it is Thursday, September 3rd, and 6 o'clock, which means it's time for the Langdon Auger Show. Thank you all for tuning in. Nice to have you around. We're here until 8 p.m., so two hours. We're going to play some music.
Obviously, if you want to make a request, please do it on the website, down the live chat there. And if I have the song, we'll play it. Otherwise, I'll just jibber-jabber once in a while and maybe give you some information on a song that you didn't know about and maybe you already did. But meantime, I'll just play music.
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A little rock and roll hoochie-coo never hurt anybody. That is, of course, Rick Derringer, and what a great song. That is also in there, Lynyrd Skynyrd with a little “Sweet Home Alabama.” The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, of course, great song, “Jackie Blue.” Vanity Fare was in there as well, doing “Hitchin' the Ride.” Robert Palmer, “Every Kinda People,” and we started it all off with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band doing a great version of “Mr. Bojangles.”
How are you all doing? 22 minutes after six. Thanks again for tuning in. I know we have some country fans out there, so we're going to play some country tunes for you because, well, they're good, and they're music, right?
Got to kick it all off. Reba McEntire doing a version of the Vicki Lawrence song.
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From the “Beautifully Broken” album released in 2024, that is, of course, Jelly Roll and “Liar.” And what a great song that is. I love that song. You know, it's about fighting personal demons, inner demons, self-doubt. Temptation is always there about addiction. And of course, the liar is the voices inside your own head.
And before that, of course, we had Dwight Yoakam doing a really good version of “Little Sister.” Tim McGraw, “I Like It, I Love It.” And Dolly Parton was in there, along with her goddaughter, Miley Cyrus. “Wrecking Ball.” We had Ricky Van Shelton doing another great cover of “From a Jack to a King.”
And of course, speaking of covers, we started it all off with Reba McEntire doing a cover of the 1973 Vicki Lawrence song, “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.” It's not a true story. However, they did make it into a movie. It had Mark Hamill in it, Dennis Quaid, and Kristy McNichol, released in 1981. So you want to look up that one? It's actually not a bad movie.
All right. What do we got? We got some more music coming your way. We got the dance portion of our show coming up as well. So we better get music to get us to that.
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2017 album “Divide,” that is Ed Sheeran, and a song to his childhood friend and now wife. It's called “Perfect,” and is one of those songs: enduring soulmate, building lifelong future together and knowing that they've loved each other from a very, for a very long time. Probably played in many, many, many weddings since the release.
Macy Gray in there as well with “I Try.” Santana with The Product G&B was in there also with “Maria Maria.” The Black Eyed Peas and “Don't Funk with My Heart.” Red Rider as well. Great Canadian band. “Human Race.” Harlequin as well with “Superstitious Feeling.”
Well, guess what that means? That means it's time for our dance portion of the show. So I hope you're up for it. Today we're going to play a couple of newer ones. We're also going to play an old standard. We're going to start off with that one, but hopefully it gets you dancing, gets you moving just a little bit. And here it starts.
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From her 2009 album, “The Fame Monster.” And what a great album that is. That is Lady Gaga and “Dance in the Dark.” Katy Perry from the Prism album, and of course, we heard “Birthday.” We started off the dance portion of our show with Irene Cara and “Flashdance.”
And speaking of birthday, a couple of birthdays out there, I'd like to say hello to Jesse [Ewan?]. He is [unclear]. His birthday is today as well. Rob Murray, his birthday as well. I hope you guys had a great birthday. “Birthday,” 20 minutes after 7 right now. Back to the music.
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Well, great song there by Limblifter and “Tinfoil.” We had Rob Thomas in before that, and “This Is How Our Heart Breaks.” He's just such a great artist. Lit in there as well with “My Own Worst Enemy,” Foo Fighters, “Times Like These.”
And of course, on this day in 2022, they had a tribute to, of course, Taylor Hawkins, former drummer of the Foo Fighters. All kinds of great artists were there. There was a Sir Paul McCartney, Queen, AC/DC, Liam Gallagher and, of course, the Foo Fighters were there. Taylor died, unfortunately, with complications to a heart condition. He felt like he had chest pains. However, he died in Colombia, and they released some preliminary urinary toxicology tests that showed, like, 10 different substances in his body at the time: opioids, antidepressants, etc., etc. However, he was a really good drummer.
Meat Loaf in there with “All Revved Up and No Place to Go,” of course, from the 1977 album “Bat Out of the Hell.” And we started off with UB40 doing a pretty good version of the Neil Diamond song “Red Red Wine.” We only got about 18 minutes left in the show, so I'm going to stop talking and play some more music.
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Great song there from Dishwalla and “Counting Blue Cars.” We had Coldplay in before that with “The Scientist,” and such an amazing album, “A Rush of Blood to the Head.” Absolutely spectacular. Soul Asylum in as well there with “I'll Still Be Laughing,” and that is basically all. [False start: “things that you you know.”] Life's a cycle, so when you're struggling, everything seems to be hitting you the wrong way. And the best way to do that, no matter how absurd or cruel the world gets: maintaining a good sense of humour. That's the ultimate way to regain control and outlast the misery.
Amazing songs like that one. Everlast in before that with “What It's Like.” That's it for me. I am [unclear] here for this week. We're back Monday, or sorry, Sunday, starting at seven or six p.m. Mountain Standard Time, all the way until 8 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Of course, in, uh, yeah.
That's it for me. I got one more song. Happy mental health to you. We have Dave Clark Five coming up, as well as the Psychedelic Furs, but we're gonna play it all and end it all today with the Tragically Hip and “Cordelia.”
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