Words and Music (musical) song "Let’s Live Dangerously", "a merry little skit on present day habits" (In the order printed in "The Lyrics of Noël Coward", pp. 114–18): The Noël Coward Society's website, drawing on performing statistics from the publishers and the Performing Rights Society, names "Mad About the Boy" as Coward's most popular song. "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" is also among the top ten most performed Coward songs. "The Party's Over Now" ranks in the top thirty of Coward songs. Words and Music (musical) Words and Music is a musical revue with sketches, music, lyrics and direction by Noël Coward. The revue introduced
Words and Music (musical) in the show, praised "Mad About the Boy", "Midnight Matinée" and the parodies of Casanova and "Journey's End", and was undecided about "Let's Say Goodbye." It praised the performances of St Helier, Brent, Hare, Barbour, Steffi Duna and Nora Howard. "The Daily Mirror" commented, "Words and Music" "bears the stamp of genius... 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen' is another song that goes with such snap and sparkle that it is bound to be heard wherever there are gramophones and pianos... "Words and Music" has nothing in common with the average revue. Mr Coward, indeed, lifts it far above the ordinary". Coward