What is the name of the song that plays in the Malcolm in the middle episode stock car races just as Hal and the boys are driving off to the stock car races?

Answer 1

The name of the song (as released in America) is "Sukiyaki", released by a Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto. It hit the American charts in 1963. Below are the lyrics of the song (original Japanese and [hopefully] translated English lyrics):

Japanese

Ue o muite arukou

Namida ga kobore naiyouni

Omoidasu harunohi

Hitoribotchi no yoru

Ue o muite arukou

Nijinda hosi o kazoete

Omoidasu natsunohi

Hitoribotchi no yoru

Shiawase WA kumo no ueni

Shiawase WA sora no ueni

Ue o muite arukou

Namida ga kobore naiyouni

Nakinagara aruku

Hitoribotchi no yoru

Whistling

Omoidasu akinohi

Hitoribotchi no yoru

Kanashimi WA hosino kageni

Kanashimi WA tsukino kageni

Ue o muite arukou

Namida ga kobore naiyouni

Nakinagara aruku

Hitoribotchi no yoru

Real English translation to "Sukiyaki."

"I Look Up As I Walk"

I look up as I walk

So that the tears won't fall

Remembering those those spring days

But I am all alone tonight

I look up as I walk

Counting the stars with tearful eyes

Remembering those summer days

But I am all alone tonight

Happiness lies beyond the clouds

Happiness lies up above the sky

I look up as I walk

So that the tears won't fall

Though the tears well up as I walk

For tonight I'm all alone tonight

Remembering those autumn days

But I am all alone tonight

Sadness lies in the shadow of the stars

Sadness lurks in the shadow of the moon

I look up as I walk

So that the tears won't fall

Though the tears well up as I walk

For tonight I'm all alone.