Mr. Cab Driver
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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. The song is featured as downloadable content on the video game Rock Band
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Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...
debut album, Let Love Rule
Let Love Rule
Let Love Rule is the debut album of American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on September 19, 1989 by Virgin Records America. Then-wife Lisa Bonet wrote the lyrics to "Fear" and co-wrote the lyrics on the song, "Rosemary"....
. It was released in 1990. The song is featured as downloadable content on the video game Rock Band
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.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 CityNew York City
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Track listing
- "Mr Cab. Driver" - 3:52
- "Blues for Sister Someone" (live performance) - 3:33
- "Does Anybody Out There Even Care - 3:59
- "Rosemary" (live performance) - 7:11