Back Door Man

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"Back Door Man" is a song written by Willie Dixon and originally performed by Howlin' Wolf. The Doors later covered the song on their 1967 self-titled album. The song has also been covered by the Grateful Dead, Shadows of Knight and Bob Weir.

The phrase "Back door man" refers to a man having an affair with a married woman, and presumably comes and goes through the back door of her house.

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