The Langdon Auger Show
April 7th 2026
Features Artists: Big Wreck, Robbie Robertson, Kings Of Leon
Today we feature a great song by a legend, icon, hero as we lost Robbie Robertson and so many memories of his music included his solo album and it had so many awesome tunes on it. “Sweet Fire Of Love” was the one I chose play today but there are at least 5 more songs on that album. Thanks Robbie, we will miss your music and person but, you will live on in the music you made.
In this archived Tuesday, April 7 Langdon Auger Show, Ward recalls Robbie Robertson and explains how “Wildfire” came back to him while he was making the day’s playlist. He picks a Canadian cover for the dance portion and talks about the experiment of ending with a long song. Robin chooses the closer, which Ward says must be at least eight minutes long.
About this episode
Ward reflects on Robbie Robertson’s work with The Band and Ronnie Hawkins. He also says Michael Martin Murphey’s “Wildfire” popped into his head while he was making the playlist for the show.
Ward teases a Canadian version of a classic song for the dance portion, then later identifies Bootsauce’s cover of Hot Chocolate’s “Everyone’s a Winner.” He also talks about the new long-song closing slot, with Robin choosing this broadcast’s selection.
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.
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00:00
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04:13
Great song there by Big Wreck. And that song starts our Tuesday, April 7th show right here on mentalhealthradio.ca. Thanks for tuning in to the Langdon Auger Show. We're here for the next two hours, 6 p.m. till 8 p.m. right here on Mountain Standard Time.
04:31
So we are playing music. We're kind of chit-chatting. We want to talk about any subject. Just let us know. Come down to the live chat. Put in your username. Save it. Just come on down, chat. You want to talk about something? No problem. Don't forget, you don't have to use your real name. You can use any other kind of name you want. And just come on, chit-chat. Meet everybody. That's usually we got a couple people in there.
04:54
Robin's in there already today, and sometime today we're expecting Oliver. And he might be circling about right now anyway. We don't know, he lurks. That's all I can say. But we are here for the music, so obviously if you want to hear a song, let us know. And if I have it, I'll play it. It's that simple. Haven't heard this one in a while. It's been kind of a novelty song. Not sure how long you've been listening for the last little bit, but we've had a couple of novelty songs. So I thought I'd play this one in a while. [Following recorded intro and lyrics omitted.]
05:35
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18:32
His 1987 self-titled album, that is Robbie Robertson, and such a rich history he has. I mean, he played with The Band. He also was the band for Ronnie Hawkins. Great career. Unfortunately, we lost Robbie a little while ago. And before that, we had Earth, Wind & Fire and Boogie Wonderland. We started it all off with Van Halen and Ice Cream Man. How are you all doing 15 minutes after 6?
18:56
Thanks again for tuning in on this Tuesday.
18:59
[Timing uncertain.] We're going to be here until 8 p.m., so we've still got lots of time. If you want to hear a song, just come on down to the live chat room and put it in there. And if I have it, I will play it.
19:08
I ran across this song once again. This is the second time I'm going to start a set with a song I haven't heard in a very long time. Hopefully, you'll like this one.
19:17
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28:11
[Clipped lead-in.] You back a few years with that one, that is, of course, Mountain and "Mississippi Queen," all the way back to 2008 with the Kings of Leon from one of those nights, and we heard "Sex on Fire."
28:22
Uh, Michael Martin Murphey was in there with "Wildfire." Hadn't heard that song for a very long time, and it just kind of popped into my head today when I was making the list for the play for the show today. And I was just like, huh, weird. So luckily I had it, and that's how easy it is. You want to request the song? Just put it in the chat there, and if I got it, I'll play it. We're going to go for some solo stuff right now. Big band, of course. This guy's been around forever, but I love one of these songs here. This is one of my favorites from him. It's Pete Townshend.
28:56
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40:02
Classic song there from Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. "Roland the Roadie and Gertrude the Groupie." And before that, David Bowie and Queen with "Under Pressure." And we started off with Pete Townshend, of course, of the Who fame and "Slit Skirts."
41:05
How's everybody doing there? It's almost 20 minutes before the hour, so that means we're coming up to our dance portion. Hopefully you like the one I picked today. It is a Canadian version of a great classic song. So kind of like along the… Nah, I'll just keep you in suspense a little bit longer. Let's get back to the music.
41:27
Kenny Chesney.
41:31
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52:20
Of course, Bon Jovi and one of his monster hits, of course. "You Give Love a Bad Name." Goo Goo Dolls in before that with "Iris." And we started off with a live song, Kenny Chesney's "Please Come to Boston." How are y'all doing? Ten minutes before the hour of seven o'clock.
52:36
Almost time for our dance portion of the show. We have one more set to go before we get to that. So just a reminder to hydrate. Stretch it out. Get those limbs working. You know, get loosened up. Get ready for it. Get back to the music.
52:52
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01:03:50
[Timing uncertain.] Of course, that is Canada's very own The Parachute Club, with Lorraine Segato on lead vocals with "Rise Up." Culture Club in before that, and "I'll Tumble for You." We started off with Cat Stevens and "Two Fine People," and we are just after 7 o'clock.
01:04:05
So we are at our dance portion of the show. Once again, hopefully you've all hydrated and you've all got ready because, you know, don't want no injuries here on the Langdon Auger Show. We're going to get to that dance portion of the show right after Blind Melon.
01:04:22
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01:16:40
[Timing uncertain.] One of my favorite Fleetwood Mac tunes, of course, that is "Dreams." In before that, Canada's version of the Red Hot Chili Peppers when they first came out. That was their Brown Album, 1991. Of course, it is Bootsauce doing the Hot Chocolate song, "Everyone's a Winner."
01:16:56
Blind Melon in before that with Shannon Hoon on vocals. And unfortunately, Shannon had an overdose on the tour bus, so Blind Melon is no more. But we did hear "No Rain."
01:17:10
We still have about 45 minutes left in the show, so hopefully you've been enjoying the song so far, and we've still got more coming. Don't forget, we have our long song that Robin has picked out for the end of the show.
01:17:24
[Timing uncertain.] Kind of a new thing we're trying. We don't know. It's worked three days in a row. We'll see how it goes from there.
01:17:29
The song's got to be at least eight minutes long. And, yeah, so far we've had some pretty good ones. We had Alice's Restaurant yesterday, Oliver's Choice, and today Robin's Choice. So we'll get to that, but back to more music.
01:17:45
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01:30:10
The incredible voice of Bradley Delp, unfortunately, committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. Kind of really, I don't know, Boston could have been way huger, I think, than they were. But that first album just took everybody by storm. Of course, we heard "More Than a Feeling." We had AC/DC in before that with "Shake a Leg," and Aerosmith started off that set from the Toys in the Attic album and "Uncle Salty."
01:30:38
We got just a little over a half hour to go in the show. Thanks again for tuning in. We are going to be doing this Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time to 8 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. So come on by any day of the week that we're here and listen to some great tunes, and maybe even request a song or two. Let's get back to the music. Some Bee Gees right now.
01:31:03
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01:40:37
[Clipped lead-in.] …is Melissa Etheridge from her 1988 album called Melissa Etheridge. That's right, the big ball of energy she is, right from her toes, as we like to say. Um, and before that, we had, of course, Jim Croce with "You Don't Mess Around with Jim," and the Bee Gees started off with "I Gotta Get a Message to You."
01:40:54
And I gotta say, we're almost done with the show. I got time for one more set, because of course now we're trying this new thing. We're going to end the show with a big long song, and Robin has picked the one for today, so I hope you enjoy it. It's a good one, I know you will, but we got time for one more set before that happens. So here it is.
01:51:01
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01:55:00
Could be one of those songs that gets forgotten off the Welcome to My Nightmare album by Alice Cooper, because there were so many great hits, you know, on it as well. But really, it's about, you know, the different dark secrets that people secretly relish at, keep to themselves, and the music very jaunty and benign.
01:55:20
But it stands in a “purposeful contrast,” as this gentleman says, “a purposeful contrast to the subject matter and providing a clear testament to how such feelings, desires, and urges can be masked so effectively.”
01:55:36
It is an amazing song, and like I said, it's very underrated on that album because of all the other great songs that are on there. Eagles in there before that with "Hotel California," and the Blues Brothers as well started off with "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love."
01:55:50
[Timing uncertain.] Well, that's it for me. I want to thank everybody for tuning in today.
01:55:53
Don't forget that we are here again tomorrow night, starting at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, and we're trying a new thing now where I asked one of the guests that are in the show or in the chat today to pick a song.
01:56:05
Yesterday, it was Robin's tune, and this is the one that she picked for you guys to listen to. Happy mental health to you, and we'll talk to you tomorrow night.
01:56:15
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