The name was derived from the Bruce Springsteen song "Backstreets". In the 13th century the current High Street was lined with plots and backstreets developed. "Rolling Stone" rated "Backstreets" to be the sixth greatest Springsteen song of all time. In his autobiography, "Born to Run", Springsteen states that "Backstreets" is about a broken friendship. He is also the founder of "Backstreets Magazine", a periodical for fans of Bruce Springsteen. He came out of the backstreets of the holy land (Moses street). Phillips and "Backstreets" now both reside in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Under the pseudonym Kay, he passes through the backstreets of Bangkok. During the 2009 Working on a Dream Tour, "Backstreets" performances sometimes teased the interlude. For "Backstreets of Desire", he recorded another, more lush, string-arranged version of the song. Playing mostly the Northeast, by early August "Backstreets" itself had appeared. "Backstreets of Desire" album. Christopher Phillips currently publishes and edits "Backstreets". Pomus died in 1991, the year before "Backstreets of Desire" was recorded. Full color covers followed soon thereafter, and today "Backstreets" is a typical full-color published magazine.