"Mr. Cab Driver"
Standard non-US artwork (Australasian release pictured)
Single by Lenny Kravitz
from the album Let Love Rule
ReleasedJune 29, 1990 (1990-06-29)
Recorded1989
Genre
Length3:50
LabelVirgin
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)

"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

References

  1. ^ Wuench, Kevin (2015-06-29). "History lesson from the '80s: Lenny Kravitz and 'Mr. Cab Driver'". Tampa Bay Times.
  2. ^ "Lenny Kravitz". VivaMusic. Lenny Kravitz official site. Retrieved 2011-06-18.

External links

Lenny Kravitz singles
Authority control databases
Categories