Mr. Cab Driver
{{Infobox song
| name = Mr. Cab Driver
| cover = Mr. Cab Driver cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Standard non-US artwork (Australasian release pictured)
| type = single
| artist = Lenny Kravitz
| album = Let Love Rule
| released = {{start date|1990|6|29}}
| recorded = 1989
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Rockabilly|funk rock}}
| length = 3:50 (album version)
3:29 (radio edit)
| label = Virgin
| writer = Lenny Kravitz
| producer = Lenny Kravitz
| prev_title = I Build This Garden for Us
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Freedom Train
| next_year = 1990
| misc =
}}
"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.{{Cite news |last=Wuench |first=Kevin |date=2015-06-29 |title=History lesson from the '80s: Lenny Kravitz and 'Mr. Cab Driver' |work=Tampa Bay Times |url=https://www.tampabay.com/history-lesson-from-the-80s-lenny-kravitz-and-mr-cab-driver/2235447/}} Although the song deals with racism and discrimination, he wrote it with a sense of humor.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lenny-kravitz.com/interviewvivamusic.html |title=Lenny Kravitz |access-date=2011-06-18 |website=VivaMusic |publisher=Lenny Kravitz official site}}
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
- "Mr. Cab Driver" – 3:52
- "Blues for Sister Someone" (live – 03.1990 – Boston) – 3:33
- "Does Anybody Out There Even Care" – 3:59
- "Rosemary" (live – 12.12.1989 – Amsterdam) – 7:11
See also
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.lennykravitz.com |Lenny Kravitz official site}}
- {{Cite web |title=Lenny Kravitz - Mr. Cab Driver |url=https://www.discogs.com/Lenny-Kravitz-Mr-Cab-Driver/release/2798429 |access-date=27 June 2018 |website=Discogs}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Lenny Kravitz
Category:Songs about racism and xenophobia