The Langdon Auger Show
February 16th 2026
Featured Artists: Fine Young Cannibals, Blue Rodeo, Roy Orbison
We started the show with a great tune from Blue Rodeo The opening verse reflects Jim Cuddy’s story of how he and his wife originally met while taking shelter from a severe storm. Ultimately, the track is a celebration of soulmates and recognizing a face you’ve “seen a thousand times,” while acknowledging that life often has a way of working out. We also had a song from Roy Orbison and Only The Lonely It highlights that only those who have experienced true heartbreak truly understand the depth of crying for someone out of reach, while acknowledging the emotional gamble one must take to find new romance. Music can and does have to power of bringing the listener along on a journey in the artists real life concerns or wonders.
On Monday, February 16, 2026, Ward jokes that a rapper shares his name, then welcomes listeners and starts the music program. He invites song requests, tells a story about teammates going to an April Wine concert while he played hockey, and later discusses a solo album he says was completed after its artist died. The recording also includes a dance portion and music requests.
About this episode
Ward opens by commenting on a scratchy Fine Young Cannibals recording and introduces the Langdon Auger Show. He jokes about another Langdon Auger who raps, then welcomes listeners and invites requests. He also shares his view of the role music plays for him and describes the show format he was following at the time.
Later, Ward recalls an April Wine concert in Edmonton that two of his teammates attended, leaving him to be moved up to the first line during a hockey game. He introduces the dance portion, names songs in the playlist, and discusses a musician’s 1999 solo album. Ward says Bono helped finish it after the artist died. He thanks listeners and signs off.
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)
00:00:15
As, of course, the Fine Young Cannibals, except for that last scratchy part there. It was a pretty good tune. Yeah, I got to hate when that happens. It's hard to tell when you're recording these CDs if that's going to happen or not. And as far as you know, it says, oh, it's all recorded.
Thanks for that. And then here you are. Welcome to Mental Health Radio. Of course, you're listening to the Langdon Auger Show. And as somebody has said in chat, no, I'm not Langdon Auger, the rapper. I believe he lives in B.C. somewhere, and he's quite good.
I've heard his stuff. However, can two human beings not have the same name? Thank you. And he is quite good. If you want to look him up, he is quite a good rapper. This is the Langdon Auger Show for Monday, the 16th of February.
Look at this. We're already halfway through February. What's next? End of September? Well, we're hoping for that, really. We are. Two minutes after, so let's get back to it. We're going to play some music here. I'm going to start it all off with some Blue Rodeo.
00:05:02
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00:17:35
That is Rod Stewart, of course, with “Young Turks.” We also had Robert Palmer in there with “I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On.”
00:17:43
And he started it all off with a little Blue Rodeo.
00:17:46
And Five Days in May. How are you doing 15 minutes after the hour? Thanks for tuning in today. Monday, February 16th, and this month they're just flying right back. And it's a short one. Twelve days from now we'll be going, holy cow, it's already March.
It's true. A month has just flown by, so let's just hope that continues. We are here three days a week between the hours of 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., Mountain Standard Time. And then on Thursdays we like to do a little bit later of a show.
Starting at 8 Mountain Time till 10 Mountain Time, where we up the volume just a little bit, up the beat just a little bit. So if you want to check out any of these shows, by all means, that is the times that we are doing it.
And, of course, the reason why we're doing it for is mental health. Music is just the best cure for all that ails you. You're in a bad mood. You've got a song for that. You're not feeling too good and all that. You've got a song for that.
And that's what music is all about. It doesn't matter if you're Langdon Auger, the rapper that lives in Victoria, or if you're Langdon Auger here doing this show. Music is key. So we're going to continue on. We've got some Roy Orbison coming. We've got some Chris de Burgh coming up.
I'm going to start it off, though, with a great tune from Chris Isaak. Tick.
00:20:01
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00:27:24
A lot of fun there.
00:28:20
That is a great tune by Chris de Burgh and Patricia, the stripper, or as she's known, Delicia. Roy Orbison in before that with only the lonely. Chris Isaak started that off with Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing. That's the radio remix. The album version is a little bit different.
Not much, but a little bit. Certain things you can't say on the radio. That's what I've been told. I say it, but whatever. Certain things you can't. Being a radio guy myself, I know there's certain things you can't say on the radio. But welcome to the Langdon Auger Show here again.
Almost half hour into the show, but we still got some great tunes coming your way. We also take requests. So, if you are on the chat and you want to hear a song, type it in there. If I have it, I most certainly will play it.
Right now, we're going to get back to a great lady of good voice, Canadian, finally back out and touring after many years' absence through legal courts and all that stuff, unable to play her own music. So, we'll make up for some of those years with this one.
00:29:24
We’ll be right back.
00:30:00
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00:40:44
That went out to the real Trump. Hey, have you ever tried selling peace there, Donald? Just asking. Just wondering. It does sell, believe it or not. We had Mountain in before that with the scratch version of “Mississippi Queen.” Amanda Marshall in there as well with “Shades of Grey.”
Twenty minutes before the hour of 6 o’clock. Thanks again for tuning in. Those of you that are listening in, we are here until 7 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. We still have lots of songs to go, so let us get to it. Another great Canadian band right here.
00:41:16
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00:51:58
In 1997, of course, that is Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble with “Love Struck Baby.” Electric Light Orchestra in before that with “Rock and Roll Is King,” and Trooper, from my favorite Trooper album, “Knock ’Em Dead Kid.” Such a great album. And, of course, we heard the title track of that one.
We are about 10 minutes before the hour of 6 o’clock, and you know what that means. When we hit the top of the hour, around that time, we have a dance portion of the show, so that is coming up. Be prepared for that. Get hydrated. You know, get ready, stretch it out, because it is happening after this set of music.
00:52:35
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01:04:13
Favorite memories of April Wine. It was way back when we used to play hockey and they were coming in concert to Edmonton here. I got promoted onto the first line of our hockey team because a couple of guys from our team were going to the April Wine concert and did not want to come to the hockey game. I had my best offensive night ever in hockey. I got three assists and got played on the first line. Yeah, yeah, that just tells you, only once. Of course, that is “Oh, What a Night.” In before that, The Fabulous Thunderbirds with “Powerful Stuff,” and Mott the Hoople, a song written by David Bowie because he heard that the band was going to break up, so he wrote that song for them. And, of course, “All the Young Dudes.”
Well, that means it is time for our dance portion of the show. I hope you are here. I hope you are all ready to go. Hopefully you are hydrated. We do not need any injuries on the Langdon Auger Show. So let us get to it. We are just going to give you one song to kind of get warmed up. We have got two dance songs for you today.
01:05:18
They follow this.
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01:17:08
Richie and “Dancing on the Ceiling,” and, of course, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas in before that with “Dancing in the Street.” That was our dance portion of the show. Hopefully there were no injuries.
01:17:19
Nobody got hurt. We do not want that. We do not need that. And, of course, we started that set off with the B-52s and “Rock Lobster,” where everybody had matching towels. A quarter after six, so we are going to continue on with some music. We have got some great stuff coming your way. We are going to start it all off with Gowan.
01:17:39
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01:35:13
That is, of course, Bono in “Slide Away.” Now, the story behind this: him and Michael Hutchence, of course, former lead singer of INXS, were working on this song. And, of course, with Michael’s untimely death in 1997, when he died by asphyxiation with a snakeskin belt wrapped around his throat, they had not quite finished that song.
So Bono, who was one of his best friends, went in with Daniel Lanois, and they took the masters and worked the masters. It is an absolute genius of an album. It is so clean. It is so well produced and thought out. And it is all the stuff that Michael Hutchence had done for his solo album, trying to break away from the band INXS. If you have got a moment, pick it out. It is from 1999, just called Michael Hutchence. Great album.
In before that, Poison with “Unskinny Bop.” Great White in there as well with “Once Bitten, Twice Shy.” We started it all off with Gowan and “A Criminal Mind.” Let us get back to the music. Concrete Blonde. Concrete Blonde. Concrete Blonde.
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01:45:16
A little bit of fun.
01:46:03
There with the Willis Brothers and “Give Me 40 Acres and I’ll Turn This Rig Around.” 1910 Fruitgum Company in before that with “Goody Goody Gumdrops,” part of that American bubblegum pop that just seemed to be there. There is so much of it at that time: The Archies, et cetera. Culture Club in before that doing a little gymnastics and “I’ll Tumble for You.” From their “Bloodletting” album, of course, Concrete Blonde started off with “The Sky Is a Poisonous Garden.”
There we are. Well, that is just about it for me. I have got time for one more set. Hopefully you enjoyed this one. And do not forget, we are here usually Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., and then on Thursday nights at 8 p.m., starting usually, let us hope so. But let us get back to the last set of music. We will be back after this.
01:46:56
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01:59:56
Vocals with The Cult. I love that song. What a great band they were. They are still around in various, I think they are now back to the Southern Death Cult. Not 100% sure, at least last time I heard. We had Bush in before that with “Everything Zen.” Alanis Morissette started off that set with “You Oughta Know.”
That is it for me. I want to thank everybody for tuning in to the Langdon Auger Show. It is Monday, the 16th of February. Tomorrow we will start at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. I even forgot what time zone I lived in there, yeah. But thank you for tuning in today.
We were talking earlier about the Michael Hutchence album from 1999, I believe. After his untimely death, Bono and Daniel Lanois did such a great job on the album, producing it. It is clear, it is great, it is absolutely amazing production. So many great tunes on it: “Put the Pieces Back Together,” “Possibilities,” “Let Me Show You.” We heard “Slide Away” earlier, but I really like this one. Happy mental health to you, and enjoy.
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