About: John Kettley Is a Weatherman

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"John Kettley Is a Weatherman" is a 1988 novelty record by the band A Tribe of Toffs, from Sunderland, UK. The song peaked at 21 in the UK Singles Chart. The John Kettley referred to in the title is a British weatherman, who at the time presented national forecasts on BBC Television. The track was played on BBC Children's TV after being discovered by researcher Jane Louise who, on picking the single at random from the post bag commented that the 'kids would love this one'.

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  • "John Kettley Is a Weatherman" is a 1988 novelty record by the band A Tribe of Toffs, from Sunderland, UK. The song peaked at 21 in the UK Singles Chart. The John Kettley referred to in the title is a British weatherman, who at the time presented national forecasts on BBC Television. The track was played on BBC Children's TV after being discovered by researcher Jane Louise who, on picking the single at random from the post bag commented that the 'kids would love this one'. On 19 July 2022 (the hottest day recorded in the UK) Radio X DJ Chris Moyles played the song after a clip of John Kettley discussing the weather featured in the 7am news, and Chris subsequently ‘campaigned’ for his listeners to buy it and it reached number 1 in the UK iTunes chart. (en)
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  • "John Kettley Is a Weatherman" is a 1988 novelty record by the band A Tribe of Toffs, from Sunderland, UK. The song peaked at 21 in the UK Singles Chart. The John Kettley referred to in the title is a British weatherman, who at the time presented national forecasts on BBC Television. The track was played on BBC Children's TV after being discovered by researcher Jane Louise who, on picking the single at random from the post bag commented that the 'kids would love this one'. (en)
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