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Madeline Bocaro
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Madeline is a passionate and insightful music fan who has contributed to many books and documentaries.
Her brilliant blog keeps rock’s history and legacy alive.

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Her first book: In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono
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HAPPY 200th BIRTHDAY KEITH!
You don't look a day older than 150!!
Oh wait – you’re only 82!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEITH! - Madeline Bocaro
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December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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# 9 Dream
Released December 1974
MY STORY about the song:
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#johnlennon #9dream #wallsandbridges #thebeatles
About a Song: #9 DREAM - Madeline Bocaro %
So long ago / Was it in a dream? / Was it just a dream...?
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December 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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MY STORY – 12-15-79
I WAS THERE in the studio for this monumental TV performance of BOWIE, KLAUS NOMI & JOEY ARIAS on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE!
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LIVE FROM NEW YORK… IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT! WITH DAVID BOWIE  & KLAUS NOMI - Madeline Bocaro
I felt Bowie’s presence as we went up the elevator. Something was actually different about the air! The studio was buzzing with excitement...
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December 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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HAPPY XMAS!
In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono
The true story of the woman John Lennon Loved

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December 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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CELEBRATING FRANK SINATRA'S BIRTHDAY!
Here’s MY STORY about Frank's hit song,
'NEW YORK, NEW YORK'...
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Sinatra’s New York Illusion - Madeline Bocaro
Ironically, at the time, New York, NY was in fact one HELL of a town. Amidst the swing, strings and horns blaring at the bombastic ending of this glamourized infomercial for the city, the singer’s ‘li...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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My tribute to John –
A Wind that Never Dies
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a wind that never dies - Madeline Bocaro
"...His heart was as big as the universe...” - Yoko
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December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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The Rolling Stones
Beggar’s Banquet
MY STORY about the album:
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Beggar’s Banquet - Madeline Bocaro
Let’s indulge in this masterpiece on its anniversary! Don’t forget to R.S.V.P.!
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December 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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MY STORY about the song:
The Jean Genie
Released November 24, 1972
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#bowie #davidbowie #thejeangenie #jeangenie #aladdinsane #mickronson #glamrock
THE JEAN GENIE - Madeline Bocaro
This was Bowie's first song about ‘young Americans’ – copping the style of Lou Reed’s portrayal of New York City’s underground characters in The Velvet Underground and in his solo work...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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MY PLAYLIST: Hello / Goodbye
WITH FUN FACTS ABOUT THE SONGS!
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#hellogoodbye #playlist #hellosongs #goodbyesongs
Hello & Goodbye - Madeline Bocaro
My favorite first album track is Alice Cooper’s bombastic ‘Hello Hooray’ on Billion Dollar Babies...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY OF
The Beatles
Released November 22, 1968
MY STORY about the album…
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White on White - Madeline Bocaro
It was epic! We played it repeatedly, endlessly. We were so intimate with the music that It became a continuous symphony - we knew the exact length of the silent gaps between each song and which tune ...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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ON THIS SAD ANNIVERSARY of the JFK assasination
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#jacquelinekennedy #presidentkennedy #pinksuit #pinkhat #jfk #jfkassassination #assasination #president #dallas #zapruder #chanel #cocochanel #chanelsuit #pillboxhat
Jackie In Pink - Madeline Bocaro
Jackie wore the suit in Dallas because her husband requested it, as this was one of his personal favorite outfits of hers...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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SPARKS – PROPAGANDA
Released November 11, 1974
MY STORY ABOUT THE ALBUM!
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#sparks #ronmael #russellmael #sparkspropaganda #thesparksbrothers #sparksalbum
SPARKS - Propaganda - Madeline Bocaro
The album cover of Propaganda launched a succession of hilarious cover shots, presenting the frail Mael brothers in extraordinary predicaments...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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PATTI SMITH - HORSES - Released Nov. 10, 1975
MY REVIEW of Patti’s 40th Anniversary performance in NYC
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#pattismith #pattismithhorses #johncale #lennykaye
Patti Smith -Horses 40th Anniversary Concert - NYC - Nov. 10, 2015 - Madeline Bocaro
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PONY? Patti Smith Horses 40th Anniversary celebration Live at The Beacon Theater, NYC  By Madeline Bocaro   white shining silver studs with their nose in flames… horses horses horse...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Celebrating Day of the Dead:
MY PLAYLIST - Dancing With Death
With FUN FACTS about the songs!
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#dayofthedead #dayofthedeadsongs #dayofthedeadplaylist #playlist #dancing #dancingwithdeath #songsaboutdeath

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Dancing With Death - Madeline Bocaro
Dancing with Death playlist Songs About Death
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November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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E-BOOK NOW AVAILABLE worldwide!
In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono

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#yokoono #johnlennon #thebeatles #johnandyoko #yokoonobook #yokoonobiography #yoko #beatles #powertothepeople
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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E-BOOK NOW AVAILABLE!
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#yokoono #yoko #warisover #imagine #peace #love #yokoonolennon #yokoonoart #yokoonobiography #yokoonobook
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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THE BEST HALLOWEEN CONCERT EVER!
IGGY / THE CRAMPS @ The Palladium NYC, 1979
MY REVIEW:
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#iggypop #thecramps #cramps #iggypoplive #thecrampslive #crampslive #iggypop1977 #halloween #punkrock #halloweenconcert
HALLOWEEN 1979 - IGGY / THE CRAMPS @ The Palladium, NYC - Madeline Bocaro
Lux cradled a rat in his hand and he sang to it! I think it was dead, and therefore could not appreciate Lux's serenade!
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October 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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MY HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST
With fun facts about the songs!

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#Halloween #halloween #halloweensongs #songsforhalloween #playlist #halloweenplaylist #spookysongs #scarysongs #trickortreat #ghosts #witches #goblins #halloweencandy #halloweencostume #halloweenparade
Trick or Treat! A Halloween Playlist - Madeline Bocaro
By Madeline Bocaro © https://linktr.ee/madelinerocks https://linktr.ee/conceptualbooks   And what costume shall the poor girl wear To all tomorrow’s parties? A blackened shroud A hand-me-down gown Of ...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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JOHN LENNON - MIND GAMES
Released October 29, 1973 U.K. / November 16, U.S.A.
MY STORY about the album:
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#johnlennon #mindgames #imagine #powertothepeople #onetoone #lennononetoone #thebeatles #yokoono
Absolute Elsewhere - Madeline Bocaro
JOHN LENNON – MIND GAMES By Madeline Bocaro https://linktr.ee/madelinerocks https://linktr.ee/conceptualbooks © Madeline Bocaro, 2020. No part of this site may be reproduced or re-blogged in whole or ...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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TWO ALBUMS
released on this day in 1977!!
MY STORY:
Queen Still Rock You!
(Never Mind the Bollocks!)
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#queen #freddiemercury #brianmay #thesexpistols #johnnyrotten #sidvicious #nevermindthebollocks #newsoftheworld
QUEEN STILL ROCK YOU - (Never Mind The Bollocks!) - Madeline Bocaro
Here’s the story of how Queen rocked YOU! ‘We Will Rock You’ coupled with ‘We are the Champions’ bridged the gap between punk, arena rock and hip-hop...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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We lost Lou on this day in 2013.
READ MY TRIBUTE TO LOU:
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#loureed #thevelvetunderground #loureedtransformer #loureedperfectday #loureedberlin #thevelvetundergroundandnico #sisterray #whitelightwhiteheat #walkonthewildside #satelliteoflove
LOU REED - JUST A SHOOTING STAR - Madeline Bocaro
We never thought that anything could destroy his beautiful wickedness, but it turns out that Lou Reed was mortal after all. 1960s: Cool handsome black leather swagger, shades all the time, swigging a ...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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MY REVIEW: Power to the People Deluxe Box
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Review – Power to the People – Deluxe Box  - Madeline Bocaro
© Madeline Bocaro 2025 https://linktr.ee/madelinerocks https://linktr.ee/conceptualbooks Having attended John and Yoko’s One To One concert in August 1972 at the age of fourteen, this lavish deluxe bo...
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October 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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MY PLAYLIST!
Ear Candy
With fun facts about the songs!
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#songsaboutcandy #candysongs #iwantcandy #sweettooth #bubblegumsongs #songsaboutfood #playlist #candyplaylist #popsongs
EAR CANDY - Madeline Bocaro
I hope you are ready for a big sugar rush! You’d better make a dentist appointment now.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Sparks – Indiscreet – Released October 1975
MY STORY about the album…
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#sparks #indiscreet #ronmael #russellmael #tonyvisconti #edgarwright #thesparksbrothers
SPARKS - INDISCREET - Madeline Bocaro
The only consistent thing about Sparks is their unpredictability…
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October 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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MY REVIEW!
THE ROLLING STONES - HACKNEY DIAMONDS
Released Oct. 2023
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#rollingstones #therollingstomes
#hackneydiamonds #mickjagger #keithrichards #ronniewood #charliewatts #billwyman #steviewonder #paulmccartney #ladygaga #eltonjohn #rollingstonesalblum
The Stones Shine On - Hackney Diamonds - Madeline Bocaro
Our only escape and solace in this horrible time is a new Rolling Stones album...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM