Bonnie Raitt - Love Me Like a Man (Live) Though Raitt delivers the bluesy track “Love Me Like A Man” from the perspective of a woman who knows what she wants, the song was written by a man, her then-collaborator and guitarist Chris Smither. “Love Me Like a Man” showed off Raitt’s wailing vocals and guitar licks, naturally channeling some of her heroes like Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley. “I’m certain that it was an incredible gift for me to not only be friends with some of the greatest blues people