Mr. Cab Driver Explained

Mr. Cab Driver
Cover:	Mr. Cab Driver cover.jpg
Caption:	Standard non-US artwork (Australasian release pictured)
Type:	single
Artist:	Lenny Kravitz
Album:	Let Love Rule
Recorded:	1989
Length:	3:50
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Lenny Kravitz
Prev Title:	I Build This Garden for Us
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Freedom Train
Next Year:	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

• Anti-racism

External links

• • Web site: Lenny Kravitz - Mr. Cab Driver . 27 June 2018 . Discogs.

Notes and References

1. News: Wuench . Kevin . 2015-06-29 . History lesson from the '80s: Lenny Kravitz and 'Mr. Cab Driver' . Tampa Bay Times .
2. Web site: Lenny Kravitz . 2011-06-18 . VivaMusic . Lenny Kravitz official site.