Mad About the Boy

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"Mad About the Boy" Introduced in the 1932 revue Words and Music
Written by	Noël Coward
Published	1932
Language	English
Original artist	Joyce Barbour Steffi Duna Norah Howard Doris Hare
Recorded by	Noël Coward with orchestra conducted by Ray Noble Phyllis Robins with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra Anona Wynn with the Blue Lyres Elsie Carlisle with Ray Starita & his Ambassadors Band Maxine Sullivan Patti Page Many other artists; see #Other recorded versions

"Mad About the Boy" is a popular song with words and music by Noël Coward.

It was introduced in the 1932 revue Words and Music by Joyce Barbour, Steffi Duna, Norah Howard and Doris Hare.

[edit] Notable recordings

Noël Coward with orchestra conducted by Ray Noble in London on September 20, 1932. The recording was not issued at the time but has been included in CD collections.
Phyllis Robins with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra in London on October 3, 1932.
Anona Wynn with the Blue Lyres in London in October 1932.
Elsie Carlisle with Ray Starita & his Ambassadors Band in London on November 5, 1932.
Maxine Sullivan on May 1, 1940.
Patti Page on the album The Waltz Queen

[edit] Other recorded versions

[edit] Pop culture references

In the 1950 movie Sunset Boulevard, Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) gives her boy-toy Joe Gillis (William Holden) a gold cigarette case on New Year's Eve. Engraved inside the cover is,"TO JOE FROM NORMA", and two bars of music -- with the inscription "Mad about the Boy".