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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.

"Mr. Cab Driver"
Standard non-US artwork (Australasian release pictured)
Single by Lenny Kravitz
from the album Let Love Rule
Released	June 29, 1990 (1990-06-29)
Recorded	1989
Genre	Rockabilly funk rock
Length	3:50
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(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)

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

External links

• Lenny Kravitz official site
• "Lenny Kravitz - Mr. Cab Driver". Discogs. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

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