This boy crazy love ballad still tugs heartstrings almost 100 years after its debut

Somewhat incredibly, the song “Mad About The Boy” is now nearly a century old. It was first performed in 1932 in the musical revue Words and Music by the British playwright and songwriter Noel Coward.

It’s a testament to the song’s power that it has endured over the decades, reworked by numerous artists and taken to heart by millions of listeners.

In its first incarnation, in Words and Music, “Mad About The Boy” was sung by several women in the queue for a cinema. They are all besotted with the matinee idol they are queuing to see.

“On the silver screen, he melts my foolish heart in every single scene.”

The theme of unrequited love resonated with many. This included gay listeners at the time,

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