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In the end of volume 15, we can see a characher riding a motorcycle and singing a song. This song doesn't look like any song I know (not une french one)
" We Are all dead, lalala" (3 times)
"We are all in Heaven, lalala"
At first sight it's nothing very important, but in it's original version, this is a very very well known song. It's a classic japanse song, recognizable only with few words. It's "Kaettekita Yopparai" / The drunk who came back
This song goes back to 1967, time to the Urasawa's youth , and time to our heros youth too
This unknow character is simply whistelling a song from his childhood
The english lyrics are below
(I'm searching for the japanese one)
So by reading it, it doens't seem funny but I swear it's really funny and amusing!!!
It can be listenned and seen here : http://www.legnog.com/music/iol2x/
I wish to thanks very cordially, Funji-San from the forum, who gave me all this informations and also the links thru the flash animation
in italic the refrain and in fat the words of God
I died, I died, I died,
And I went up to Heaven
Long Staircase, Long Staircase made of clouds
I climbed up very weakly
I continue climbing step bye step, very weakly
I, finally, arrived at the gate of heaven
Heaven is a good place
Wine is good an chicks are cute
The reason why i got killed.
Druk driving
I died, I died, I died,
And I went up to heaven
"Hey you, heaven is not an easy place to be!
Be more serious"
Heaven is a good place, come at least once
Wine is good an chicks are cute
I keep drinking wine every day
I forget the words of God
"Hey you, still indulging yourself, wasting your time
In that case get out of here"
That is the reason I was kicked of
That is the reason that I came down
I fall on the steps
I woke back up in the middle of a field
I came back to life