In this song, Robert Palmer celebrates the rich cultural differences that make the world so interesting. In many respects we're all alike - everyone is looking to get by, and we're all looking for love - but it takes all types to make the world go 'round. "I get a lot of letters about this song from religious organizations who always tell me it's very positive," Palmer wrote in the liner notes to his Addictions, Volume 1 compilation. "I suppose it is."
"Every Kinda People" was written by Palmer's Island Records labelmate Andy Fraser, the original bass player for the rock band Free. "In 'Every Kinda People' the riff that you hear was actually done on the bass, and Robert Palmer just transposed it to other instruments," Fraser told the online magazine Pennyblackmusic in 2013.
According to Palmer, the original lyric written by Andy Fraser was more political. Palmer changed it to make the song more about human connection.
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