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“Mr. Cab Driver” by Lenny Kravitz

From the album Let Love Rule (1989)

“Mr. Cab Driver” by Lenny Kravitz appears on 18 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1990 and 2014. It was first released in 1989 on the album Let Love Rule. Its best result is #65 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #168 alternative song of 1990 and #816 alternative song of all time.

18countdowns
4stations
#65best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2014years charted

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"Mr. Cab Driver" was the third single from Let Love Rule, Lenny Kravitz's 1989 debut, and went out in 1990. Kravitz wrote it after a run-in with a taxi driver, and though it's about racism and discrimination, he tackles it with a wry grin rather than a clenched fist.

He produced it, wrote it and sings it, with Henry Hirsch engineering and mixing and Karl Denson blowing saxophone, and the track struts like a lost vintage side, all gritty, loose-limbed funk-rock and attitude. Geoff Barish's black-and-white video put Kravitz in the same fix on the streets of New York City.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 87 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 91
1990 65 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 813 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1999 156 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 500 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 156 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 156 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 156 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 156 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 156 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 157 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 843 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 795 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 812 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 831 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 858 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 906 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 950 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Mr Cab Driver.

Charting alongside it in 1990

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  3. 3Blue Sky MineMidnight Oil
  4. 4Enjoy the SilenceDepeche Mode
  5. 5Here's Where The Story EndsThe Sundays
  6. 6The Emperor's New ClothesSinéad O'Connor

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