Scandinavian Skies Love." "Billboard" author Roman Kozak stated that "Scandinavian Skies" "could almost be Joel's 'Norwegian Wood'." Bielen also cites the backwards strings, the use of sound effects like the boarding announcements, string arrangements similar to those of Beatles' producer George Martin, and drumming similar to that of Ringo Starr as additional Beatle-esque elements in the song. "Scandinavian Skies" was not released as a single. However, it still reached #38 on "Billboard"s Mainstream Rock chart. It spent two weeks in the Top 40. Scandinavian Skies "Scandinavian Skies" is a song written by Billy Joel that was first released on his 1982 album
Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond) Sixteen". In his book "The Beatles Solo on Apple Records", Bruce Spizer describes the first five tracks on "Ringo" as "one of the strongest album sides produced by any ex-Beatle". The album cover consisted of a painting by Tim Bruckner in which Harrison, the four members of the Band and all the other musicians on the recording appear, alongside Starr. The song was published by the Material World Charitable Foundation, which Harrison had set up in April 1973. Comparing "Sunshine Life for Me" with the devout lyrical content of "Living in the Material World", Beatles biographer Nicholas Schaffner opined that