Des Lynam
Desmond Michael "Des" Lynam, OBE (17 September 1942) is an Irish-born British television and radio presenter based in the UK. In a broadcasting career spanning more than 40 years, he has hosted television coverage of many of the world's major sporting events, presenting Grandstand, Match of the Day, Wimbledon, The Grand National, Sportsnight, the Football World Cup and the Olympic Games, as well as presenting other non-sporting programmes such as Holiday, How Do They Do That? and Countdown. He also presented programmes on BBC Radio.
Early years
Desmond Michael Lynam was born in Ennis, County Clare in Ireland, and moved with his family to Brighton, England, at the age of six. He recalled having a strong Irish accent at the time, but eventually lost it. He passed the eleven-plus in 1954, to attend Varndean Grammar School. After sitting his A-levels, he went into the insurance business.
Broadcasting career
1968–1999
Lynam started his career in broadcasting as a freelance radio journalist, on BBC Radio Brighton (1968–1969). He quickly joined national BBC radio in London and went on to anchor Sport on Two and Sports Report (1969–1978) on BBC Radio 2. From 1974–1976 he co-presented the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 on three mornings each week. He was also the radio boxing commentator for 20 years.
Podcasts:
Des Lynam
ALBUMS
- 100 Hits: Football Anthems released: 2010
- The Best Footie Anthems... Ever! released: 2000
- BBC Proms 1997 released:
100 Hits: Football Anthems
Released 2010- Living for the Weekend
- Fit but You Know It
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
- Apply Some Pressure
- Men's Needs
- Little Thoughts
- Young Folks
- Boys Will Be Boys
- The Time Is Now
- Just a Day
- Burn Baby Burn
- Carnation
- Glorious
- Groovy Train
- Step On
- What a Beautiful Day
- Mrs Robinson
- Blister in the Sun
- Blitzkrieg Bop
- Bring On the Dancing Horses
The Best Footie Anthems... Ever!
Released 2000- We Are the Champions
- Three Lions 96
- Vin-Da-Loo
- The Great Escape 2000
- World in Motion
- Back Home
- Tubthumping
- If the Kids Are United
- Let Me Entertain You
- Eat My Goal
- Carneval de Paris
- Toca's Miracle
- Strings for Yasmin
- Theme From Match of the Day
- Soul Bossa Nova
- Mas Que Nada
- Broadway Jungle
- Run On
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- Theme From Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
- Nessun Dorma
- If - Read to Faure's 'Pavane'
- Jerusalem
BBC Proms 1997
- Desmond Lynam Introduces the 1997 Proms
- Tony Robinson: Bach
- Amanda Redman: Barber
- John Bird: Brahms
- Tim Henman: Mozart
- Germaine Greer: Britten
- Simon Russle Beale: Sibelius
- Rick Stein: Mahler
- Dame Edna Everage: Weill
- John Nettles: Beethoven
- Peter Hobday: Stravinski
- Harriet Walter: Tchaikovsky
- Bob Hoskins: Glass
- Joanna Trollope: Shostakovich
- Desmond Lynam: Beethoven
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by Happy Mondays
Step On
by: Happy MondaysHe's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you
He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you
You're twistin' my melon man, you know you talk so hip man
You're twistin' my melon man
Hey rainmaker, come away from that man
You know he's gonna take away your promised land
Hey good lady he just wants what you got you know
He'll never stop until he's taken the lot
(hey hey he hey hey)
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he can make you forget you're the man
You're a man
You're twistin' my melon man, you speak so hip
Hey rainmaker he got golden plans I tell you
You'll make a stranger in your own land
Hey good lady he's got God on his side he got a double
Tongue you never think he would lie
(oh he lied, oooh he's twistin' my melon man
(oh he lied, oooh he's twistin' my melon man)
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he can make you forget you're the man
You're the man
He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you
He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you
Hey rainmaker, come away from that man
You know he's gonna take away your promised land
Hey good lady he's got God on his side he got a double
Tongue you never think he would lie
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he can make you forget you're the man
You're the man
You're twistin' my melon man, you know you talk so hip man
You're twistin' my melon man
(hey hey he hey hey)
He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you again