Influence
- As described in Vincent Bugliosi's Helter Skelter, Charles Manson took the title of this song as a reference to Manson Family member Susan Atkins, who was nicknamed Sadie Mae Glutz, prior to the release of the White Album.
- The song inspired one of the characters' names in the 2007 Beatles-themed film Across the Universe, Sadie (played by Dana Fuchs).
- The band Sexy Sadie took their name from this song.
- Jet's song "Look What You've Done" contains the line, "Look what you've done/You've made a fool of everyone."
- The main piano riff in the Radiohead song "Karma Police" is inspired by the piano in this song.
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