The Langdon Auger Show
March 26th 2026
Featured Artists: The Cranberries, Paul McCartney & Wings, Smashing Pumpkins
Ever have one of those days were no matter how you try your hardest to be able to accept other peoples BS? I believe the Smashing Pumpkins song “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” describes moments like that to perfection, in spite of my rage i am still just a rat in a cage. WOW so very true todays songs are all about how I feel most days, if it is my fault the range of music needed to sooth this beast is different than days when we can’t help how people are and how they treat you. Did you do anything to deserve their wrath…probably not it is just them at that moment. I also believe hard driving music is not for everyone because most people will not give some bands a try because of the type of music they play but, a lot can be learned from artists like we feature today and others on this episode.
In this archived March 26, 2026 edition of the Langdon Auger Show, Ward opens with Chris Isaak and āDancināā before talking about The Cranberriesā first album and The Commitments. He warns listeners before an explicit track and discusses a possible change to the Thursday broadcast time as he looks toward retirement.
About this episode
Ward opens with a greeting, a few weather remarks, and an invitation to send requests through the live chat. Later, he asks listeners about the film The Commitments, names The Cranberries' first album and its songs "Linger" and "Dreams," and says it was released in 1993.
He talks about tracks by Extreme and Candlebox, then warns listeners before a song he calls explicit. He says he has always been drawn to an Elvis Presley song. He also says his Thursday schedule may change if he retires, and thanks listeners as he signs off for the weekend.
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.
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00:00:00
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26th of March, the last Thursday of this month, to be exact. It is The Langdon Auger Show, right here on Mental Health Radio. Thanks, everybody, for tuning in. Of course, that was Chris Isaak and Dancinā. He has got so many great songs. It's hard to pick just one Chris Isaak song, but I tried there. That's a great tune. That's Dancinā. Welcome to it. How are you? Was everything today getting a little bit warmer out there? After all that little bit of snow and that minus 14, et cetera, it's starting to drop a bit, starting to get now. It's minus eight currently, at the moment. So thanks for tuning in, everybody.
We like to play music here, and sometimes we like to have a little bit of surprise and play something that maybe you haven't heard before, or maybe you haven't heard in a while, or maybe you just never heard at all. But we also take requests. So if you want to come down to the live chat section, which is just below the player there, put your username in, make sure you save it, and say, "Hey, have you got this song?" And if I got it, I'll play it. That's what we're here for. We're also here to talk about some mental health, if that interests you at all. But for right now, we're just going to play some music. How about The Cranberries?
00:04:50
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Have you ever seen that movie? It's The Commitments, and it's a great movie. It really is. You've got to check it out. "Mustang Sally" there, The Tragically Hip in there as well with Grace, Too, and The Cranberries with the song "Linger." And if you don't know anything about The Cranberries, which I'm sure you do, that was from their first album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? We had "Linger" and "Dreams" as the big hits off that album. That was released in 1993. How's everybody doing? Oliver now has shown up, or at least we think he's shown up. We think he might be having a conversation with somebody else and typing it out for us. We're not sure. We're not sure. Sixteen minutes after. Hope you're enjoying the tune so far. Let's get right back to him with some Paul McCartney and Wings.
00:19:31
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00:30:33
Of course, that is Smashing Pumpkins with "Butterfly Wings." We had Pearl Jam before that, and "Once." And Paul McCartney and Wings started off that set with "Live and Let Die." Twenty-seven minutes after eight o'clock. Thanks again, everybody, for tuning in. Oliver, I understand now what's going on. I do. A little frustration. Can't blame him. I'd be frustrated, too, if I were him. There you go. Now we figured it all out. So, let's get back to some music.
00:31:09
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00:45:26
From Extreme to Pornograffitti, a funked-up fairy tale. That is Extreme and "Get the Funk Out." Candlebox in before that with "Far Behind," and Stone Temple Pilots started off that set with "Plush," one of my favorite Stone Temple Pilots songs. We're going to, what is it, quarter to the hour of, what time is it now? Nine o'clock, quarter to nine. Sorry, still used to that five to seven shift. But now, we do have a surprise for Oliver. Looks like he needs a little cheering up, and that's coming up right after this one.
00:46:03
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[Timing uncertain.] From their 1969 album, Ummagumma. That is Pink Floyd, of course, and "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict." And before that, from Strictly Commercial album, Frank Zappa and "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama." Faith No More started it off with "Edge of the World." Almost to the hour of nine o'clock. Thanks again for tuning in. Hopefully you're enjoying the show. We do have a song that we can't just play whenever we're doing the five to seven show because it is very explicit. So I'll tell those people that have very tender ears right now that maybe you want to turn the volume down. I'm just saying. I'm not saying you have to. This is a response to Mick Jagger dropping Marianne Faithfull and going on with Jerry Hall. This is Marianneās response to all that.
00:58:56
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Yeah, former Small Faces guitarist and vocalist Steve Marriott, as well as the Herdās former vocalist and guitar player, Peter Frampton. Hey, yeah, Peter Frampton goes way back, 1969. That is, of course, Humble Pie. Rush in before that, from their album Signals, a song about Neil Peart and growing up in a subdivision, and kind of the whole scenario of growing up there and having to go to the big city. And, of course, we had Marianne Faithfull in there before that from her Broken English album in 1979. Probably the ultimate "I'm pissed off" song. I mean, Alanis Morissette had a great one and there's been other ones. But to me, that's the ultimate one. Seeing her live do that song, just a thrill. Anyway, back to some music.
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01:28:11
"Home for a Rest," Spirit of the West. There you go. Big Country, and before that, "In a Big Country," and Styx started it all off. Great tune, and "Lorelei." We have about thirty-five minutes left in the show, so thanks for tuning in, everybody. We've had a couple of requests tonight, but it's been just kind of playing whatever we kind of feel like it. It's great. Come on by every Thursday night. It's a later show than the usual one. It starts at five to seven o'clock p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Thursday. It's a little bit later. Schedule may change next week or the week after, as I might officially be on retirement. So come on by. We'll have to decide what hours we're going to go for on those days. But for now, let's get back to the music.
01:28:57
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That is Elvis Presley. He's got to have a bazillion songs since the late 50s when he started. But I just am drawn to that song. It always has been. Of course, that is "Kentucky Rain." k.d. lang in before that with "Constant Craving." What a voice that woman has. Crash Test Dummies started us off with a "Mmm-hmm-hmm-hmm" song. I don't know. Let's continue on with some music. A little "Jackie Blue."
01:39:51
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01:49:43
[Timing uncertain.] Five Man Electrical Band and Julianna in before that, the Kentucky Headhunters with "Dumas Walker." And we started off with the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and "Jackie Blue." Got time for one more set. Thanks, everybody, for tuning in. Hopefully you've enjoyed the music, but we still got one more set to go, so we'll come on back and say our goodbyes after that. Going to start it off with a great tune from Kiss.
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[Timing uncertain.] Of course, that is Alanis Morissette from Jagged Little Pill, the acoustic album, 2005, and "You Learn." Robert Plant in before that with Tall Cool One. We start that set off with Kiss and "Detroit Rock City," although it's still missing that beginning where the radio and all that's playing and he's starting his car and all that. It kind of has to be a part of that. I've got to figure out how to add those two together. Anyway, thank you all for tuning in. Happy mental health to you. Hope you enjoyed this show tonight. We're back again on Monday starting at 5 p.m. Mountain Time, 8:30 p.m. Newfoundland Time, and we will see you then. Have yourself a good weekend. We're going to end the show with a great tune from Jonny Lang. Have a good night.
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