Mr. Cab Driver

"Mr. Cab Driver"
Single by Lenny Kravitz
from the album Let Love Rule
Released June 29, 1990 (1990-06-29)
Format CD
Recorded 1989
Genre Rockabilly, funk rock
Length 3:50
Label Virgin Records
Writer(s) Lenny Kravitz
Producer(s) Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz singles chronology
"I Build This Garden For Us"
(1990)
"Mr. Cab Driver"
(1990)
"Freedom Train"
(1990)
Alternative covers
Vinyl edition

"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. Although the song deals with racism and discrimination, he wrote it with a sense of humor.[1]

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

References

  1. Lenny Kravitz interview by VivaMusic, Lenny Kravitz official site. Accessed on 18 June 2011.
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