The Langdon Auger Show
February 9th 2026
Featured Artists: .38 Special, Johnny Cash, The Pretenders
Todays show started off with a great song from .38 Special. “Hold on loosely” means finding a healthy balance in a relationship giving your partner enough space and freedom to be themselves instead of being overly controlling or smothering. The song warns that being too clingy can cause insecurity and ultimately push the other person away. Johnny Cash did a strip down version of a Depeche Mode song Your Own Personal Jesus. When Cash recorded the stripped-down track in 2002 for his album American IV: The Man Comes Around, he subverted that cynical context entirely. Backed by sparse acoustic guitar and piano, Cash stripped away the original’s electronic, pop-mocking edge. He interpreted the lyrics as a genuine promise to offer the listener the selfless, unwavering devotion of his real Savior. To Cash, the track was essentially an anthem about “lifting someone up” and pointing them toward divine grace and forgiveness. This song makes me a fan of people coping other artist songs. Next we heard a awesome song from Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders and Kid. While the core narrative is a fictionalized story about a working mother, Hynde has stated that her primary inspiration for writing the song came from a male fan who would hang around the soundchecks on their first tour. She has mentioned that she felt a lingering sense of guilt about the last time she saw him—leaving him standing in the snow without ever really having anything to say to him
In this February 9, 2026 recording, Ward welcomes listeners back after the holiday break and invites them to request songs through the live chat. He shares music notes, announces the show’s dance portion, and later apologizes when chat messages do not appear on his screen.
About this episode
Ward welcomes listeners back after the holiday break, describes how to request songs through the live chat, and shares brief comments on music from the show. He also announces the dance portion and invites listeners to stretch or chair dance.
Later, Ward says a friend told him the chat was working, but messages were not appearing on his screen. He apologizes for not responding and says he hopes to sort it out before the next night's show.
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)
00:00:00
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00:04:35
You've never seen 38 Special in concert? What a privilege it is to see them. They were just so great. That's “Hold On Loosely.” How you doing? Welcome to Monday, February 9th. It's our second Monday show since we're back from our hiatus over the Christmas holidays. I want to thank everybody for tuning in.
And, of course, we do this Monday, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Occasionally, we do a Thursday night late show between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., once again Mountain Standard Time. If you want to check those out, we had a great one last week, a throwback, and we played a lot of really good songs. We played some Ozzy, all kinds of great tunes, and lots of good requests as well.
If you're interested, we just pick it up a notch or two. Yes, we're back, and we're hoping to continue this. Come on by if you have a request you want to hear. It's pretty easy. You're already on the website. Just go down to the live chat, pick your username, save it, and start chit-chatting with us. Let us know you're there and see how you're doing. If we can play a song for you, that's what we're here for. We're here to play great music, maybe even talk about a little mental health, give you a good smile for the day, or just have a downright nice conversation. Stick around. We're here for the next two hours.
We're going to pick it up with this one. I forgot about this version of the song, and after talking to Oliver the other day, I remembered it. I'm going to play this one because it's actually a really good version. I'm not a big fan of, you know…
00:06:05
People covering other people, but I'm going to make an exception with this one. [Recorded song audio follows; lyrics are omitted.]
00:06:35
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00:14:57
Of course it is The Pursuit of Happiness, and “Hard to Laugh.” In before that, The Pretenders and “Kid.” I just love Chrissie Hynde's voice. Can't help it. Great tune there. Johnny Cash started off the set doing the “Personal Jesus” song. Of course, Depeche Mode did that originally, but I think Johnny does a pretty good job of that. Welcome to the Monday show. It is the Langdon Auger Show. Thank you for tuning in.
It's only February 9th, but still, it looks like it's going to be spring. I mean, I know we're being fooled. The weather will change. It's still technically winter, but, man, loving, loving these days recently in the weather we're getting. Anyway, let's get back to the music with a little ZZ Top.
00:15:43
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00:27:00
Eventually, from Jagged Little Pill Acoustic, released in 2005. Of course, that is Alanis Morissette, and “You Learn.” Before that, Streetheart with “Snow White.” We started off that set with ZZ Top and “Viva Las Vegas.” How you doing? Today, 23 minutes after five. Thanks for tuning in on this Monday to the Langdon Auger Show. Thanks for your support and for coming out and listening to music.
I know some of you like to request songs, too, so it's pretty easy to do. I've got, like, now 48,000 songs, so I'm not saying I will have every song that you want to hear, but no harm in trying. Just go into the live chat, put your username in there, don't forget to save it, put it down at the bottom, and if I've got it, I'll play it, just like Roy Orbison. You make a request, and…
00:28:47
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00:40:14
From his 1987 self-titled album, that is Robbie Robertson with “Showdown at Big Sky.” And, of course, Robbie used to be with the band. Then he used to be part of the band with Ronnie Hawkins way, way, way back, a few years ago. Before that, of course, Sweet and “Fox on the Run.” Brian Connolly, the lead singer of that band, we lost in 1996, this week, back in 1996. And what a voice he was. The rest of the band just couldn't continue after that. Of course, Roy Orbison started off one of the great vocals of all time with “You Got It.”
How are you doing? It's 25 minutes before the hour. Thanks for tuning in. I know there's a couple of you out there. Don't forget, you can come on down and chit-chat if you so desire. Just hit that live chat with your username and start chit-chatting. We're going to continue on with some great music right now with Pearl Jam.
00:50:02
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One of my favorite Beatles songs of all time. [Timing uncertain.]
00:53:13
That's “A Day in the Life.” It was also used in Imagine, the John Lennon movie, of course, of 1988. Before that, we had David Usher, former lead singer of the band Moist, and “Alone in the Universe.” Of course, he does all that AI stuff to help keep seniors in their home. He gives them all kinds of training and availability, and all that kind of stuff. It's quite a unique thing. If you've never seen it, go to davidusher.com, and you'll see the links there that'll take you to it. Interesting stuff.
Started off that set with Pearl Jam, of course, with “Daughter.” How are you all doing? It's 10 minutes before 6 o'clock, so thanks for tuning in, everybody. We are here till 7 p.m. There's always something that we do every show, and that's a dance portion of our show. We have one more set, and we'll be doing that one. We're going to start this set off with a little Frank Zappa.
00:54:09
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01:07:00
That's, of course, Lipps Inc. with “Funkytown.” Before that, we had the Bee Gees, “A Little Tragedy.” We started that set off with a great tune from Frank Zappa, “Joe's Garage.” Great song. I love that song.
Yeah, so that means it's just after, what, about three minutes after six. That means it must be time for our dance portion of the show. Hopefully you're hydrated. Hopefully you're ready to stretch it out. We've got three pretty good chair-dancing tunes coming your way, starting with this one.
01:07:33
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01:22:08
That's, of course, Reflex, telling us all about “The Politics of Dancing.” In before that, The Kinks and “Come Dancing.” I'll start off that set with Joe Cocker, “The Letter.” How are you all doing? 20 minutes after 6. Our time is almost done for the day. I want to thank everybody for tuning in.
Don't forget, we do this Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night, starting at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, running through until 7 p.m. MST. We are taking chats or requests. If you happen to have some before the show is over, we'll definitely do our best to get that on. We're going to play “One Request” right now by The Cranberries.
01:25:01
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01:30:43
Of course, that is Jelly Roll with “Liar” right here on Mental Health Radio. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, “Still the Same,” before that. We started off with The Cranberries by request and “Linger.”
It looks like we have a bit of a problem. I was just informed by my friend that the chat is working, but nothing is coming up on my screen. I'm thinking that I'm here all by myself, chatting all by myself, but it appears that's not true. I apologize to everybody listening out there that I'm not responding to the chat. That's usually part of the fun of hosting this show, being able to chit-chat. Sorry about that. I'm going to have to figure that out and get that ready for tomorrow night.
Thank you again for tuning in. We've got about a half hour left here, so we're going to start with a little Robert Plant and “Tall Cool One.”
01:34:39
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01:46:12
Great tune there from Quarterflash with “Harden My Heart.” Babe Ruth in before that. If you've never heard of Babe Ruth before, they're a great band. That's “Jack-O-Lantern.” Robert Plant in there started it all off with “Tall Cool One.”
We do appear to be having a bit of a chat issue, and it looks like it is on my end. My apologies. I'm not sure what it is, but we'll definitely try to figure it out. Might be my iMac. Maybe I have to reboot that, because I guess there are chats going on and people are talking, but I'm just being rude. I guess that's what it is. I don't know, but we will try to figure it out. Sorry for all that.
For those who are listening in and happen to be chatting, I'm not ignoring you, I promise. I'm not. I don't know what it is. I'm confused. I listen to the feed on my iMac, and I do the chat on my iMac, and then I do everything else on my normal computer. I'm not sure what's going on. I'm not a big iMac fan or know much about it. Hopefully we'll get that figured out. If not, I guess we'll just have to use the tablet for chat from now on.
You have yourself a good day. We've got about 15 minutes left, so I've got a set of four songs coming your way to end the show. I want to thank you for tuning in. Sorry for the confusion. Hopefully we'll get that all figured out by tomorrow night's show. I'm going to start off here with a little Barney Bentall.
01:47:37
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02:02:50
A tune from Cheap Trick there with “Dream Police.” Don’t let the voices in your head get you while you’re sleeping. Fear Factory, and before that, doing a great version of Gary Numan's “Cars.” There we go, rented lips today. Heart was in there as well with “Little Queen.” We started off with Barney Bentall and the legendary Heart with “A Crime Against Love.” And it was a crime against the chat. It doesn't look like that. My chat was working, so apologies for that. We're going to hopefully get that fixed for tomorrow night's show.
Thanks, everybody, for tuning in, and sorry about the chat. We're going to end the show today with some Aerosmith, and you have yourself a happy mental health day.
02:03:30
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