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
The Carpenters demo was written by Williams about his mother, which led to the line, "Talking to myself and feeling old". Richard rearranged the song to include a saxophone solo, played by Bob Messenger. The single peaked at No. 2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, kept from the top slot by Carole King's "It's Too Late". "Superstar", written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell, became the duo's next hit. The song had originally appeared on Joe Cocker's 1970 album "Mad Dogs & Englishmen", sung by Rita Coolidge. Karen was familiar with the album, but Richard first heard the song when it was