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Mr. Cab Driver

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Single by Lenny Kravitz
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Released June 29, 1990 (1990-06-29)
Recorded 1989
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Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Lenny Kravitz
Producer(s) Lenny Kravitz
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"Mr. Cab Driver" is the third single released from Lenny Kravitz debut album, Let Love Rule. It was released in 1990.

Song information[]

Kravitz wrote the song after an altercation with a cab driver.[1] Although the song deals with racism and discrimination, he wrote it with a sense of humor.[2]

Music video[]

The black and white music video for Mr. Cab Driver, directed by Geoff Barish, features Kravitz in a similar situation of the song's topic. The music video was shot in the streets of New York City.

Track listing[]

  1. "Mr. Cab Driver" – 3:52
  2. "Blues for Sister Someone" (live – 03.1990 – Boston) – 3:33
  3. "Does Anybody Out There Even Care" – 3:59
  4. "Rosemary" (live – 12.12.1989 – Amsterdam) – 7:11

See also[]

  • Anti-racism

References[]

  1. ↑ Wuench, Kevin (2015-06-29). "History lesson from the '80s: Lenny Kravitz and 'Mr. Cab Driver'". Tampa Bay Times. https://www.tampabay.com/history-lesson-from-the-80s-lenny-kravitz-and-mr-cab-driver/2235447/. 
  2. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz". Lenny Kravitz official site. http://www.lenny-kravitz.com/interviewvivamusic.html. 

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