"Curbside Prophet" is a song by

Jason Mraz Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single " The Remedy (I Won't ...

. It was released as part of his first major studio album, ''

Waiting for My Rocket to Come ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, released on October 15, 2002, by Elektra Records. It was his only studio release on that label before he moved to Atlantic Records. By Decem ...

'', which is one of the lyrics of this song. Mraz credits rap group Jurassic 5 as being part of the inspiration for the story of his travels across the U.S. in pursuit of a music career. The song was remixed with additional and modified lyrics for the 2004 film ''New York Minute''. The song's name was changed to "Curbside Prophet '04" on the ''New York Minute'' soundtrack. There was no music video filmed for the song other than a live performance recorded at the Eagles Ballroom with

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. This live recording was used for the song's music video.

Track listing

# "Curbside Prophet" (Radio version) – 3:29 # "Curbside Prophet" (Live from the Eagles Ballroom feat. John Popper)

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– 4:02 # "Curbside Prophet" (Live from the Eagles Ballroom feat. John Popper)

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– 5:10 # "Curbside Prophet" (Live video)

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References

2002 songs 2004 singles Elektra Records singles Jason Mraz songs Songs written by Jason Mraz {{2000s-pop-song-stub