Mad About the Boy
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| - | "'''Mad About the Boy'''" is a [[popular song]] with words and music by actor and playwright [[Noël Coward]]. It was introduced in the 1932 [[revue]] ''[[Words and Music (musical)|Words and Music]]'' by [[Joyce Barbour]], [[Steffi Duna]], [[Norah Howard]] and [[Doris Hare]]. The song deals with the theme of unrequited love for a film star. It was written to be sung by female characters, although Coward (who was gay) also wrote a version which was never performed, containing references to the then-risqué topic of homosexual love.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} The song gained new popularity in 1992 when [[Dinah Washington]]'s rendition was used in the [[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi's]] television advertisement "Swimmer", directed by [[Tarsem Singh]]. | + | "'''Mad About the Boy'''" (1932) is a song with words and music by actor and playwright [[Noël Coward]]. |
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| + | It was introduced in the 1932 [[revue]] ''[[Words and Music (musical)|Words and Music]]'' by [[Joyce Barbour]], [[Steffi Duna]], [[Norah Howard]] and [[Doris Hare]]. The song deals with the theme of unrequited love for a film star. It was written to be sung by female characters, although Coward (who was gay) also wrote a version which was never performed, containing references to the then-risqué topic of homosexual love.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} The song gained new popularity in 1992 when [[Dinah Washington]]'s rendition was used in the [[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi's]] television advertisement "Swimmer", directed by [[Tarsem Singh]]. | ||
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| *[[Love is madness]] | *[[Love is madness]] | ||
| *[[Love Is Madness]] | *[[Love Is Madness]] | ||
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"Mad About the Boy" (1932) is a song with words and music by actor and playwright Noël Coward.
It was introduced in the 1932 revue Words and Music by Joyce Barbour, Steffi Duna, Norah Howard and Doris Hare. The song deals with the theme of unrequited love for a film star. It was written to be sung by female characters, although Coward (who was gay) also wrote a version which was never performed, containing references to the then-risqué topic of homosexual love.Template:Citation needed The song gained new popularity in 1992 when Dinah Washington's rendition was used in the Levi's television advertisement "Swimmer", directed by Tarsem Singh.
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