“She Came In Through The Bathroom Window” is a Paul McCartney song on side two of the Abbey Road Album. It is the fifth song in the long medley, arriving straight after Polythene Pam and pushing the suite forward towards…

“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” is the short, fast return of the album’s opening title song near the end of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It matters because it turns the fictional-band idea into a proper frame:…

“Sgt. Pepper’s Song” is the opening track on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It matters because “Sgt. Pepper’s Song” introduces The Beatles’ fictional alter-ego band, sets up the handover to “With A Little Help From My Friends”, and creates…

“Sexy Sadie” is a John Lennon song from The Beatles (White Album), written in India in 1968 and completed during the long, tense sessions for the album in London. It matters because Lennon turned a very specific grievance into something…

“September In The Rain” is a Beatles performance from the band’s Decca audition on 1 January 1962. It has never received an official Beatles release, which makes it less a lost catalogue title than a revealing snapshot of the pre-fame…

“Searchin’” is a Beatles cover of the Coasters’ 1957 hit, officially released in 1995 on Anthology 1 but recorded much earlier at the band’s Decca audition on 1 January 1962. It matters because it captures the pre-fame group in raw…

“Sea Of Time” is one of George Martin’s orchestral cues from side two of the Yellow Submarine Album. It is not a Beatles performance in the usual sense, but part of the specially recorded score Martin wrote and arranged for…

“Sea Of Monsters” is one of George Martin’s orchestral cues from side two of the Yellow Submarine Album. It is not a Beatles performance in the usual sense, but part of the specially recorded score Martin wrote and arranged for…

“Sea Of Holes” is one of George Martin’s orchestral pieces from side two of the Yellow Submarine Album. It is not a Beatles performance in the usual sense, but part of the specially recorded score Martin wrote and arranged for…

“Savoy Truffle” is a George Harrison song from The Beatles (the “White Album”), released in 1968. On the surface it sounds playful: a soul-flavoured list of chocolates and sweet-shop names. Under that surface, though, it is one of Harrison’s sharpest…