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Song Parodies -> "No.74 Bomb Stuck You"

Original Song Title:

"I Put a Spell on You"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Parody Song Title:

"No.74 Bomb Stuck You"

Parody Written by:

Robert D. Arndt Jr.

The Lyrics

The Nº 74 Grenade (Sticky Bomb) was designed as an anti-tank grenade and was disliked by everybody who ever came across it. The grenade consisted of a glass ball on the end of a bakelite (plastic) handle. Inside the glass ball was an explosive filling whilst on the outside was a very sticky adhesive covering. Until used, this adhesive covering was encased in a metal outer casing. Due to the use of glass in this grenade, they were fragile and travelled badly. Quite often the glass would crack in transit, causing the explosive to start leaking out. This explosive which leaked out was not very sensitive to friction but was very sensitive to impact and detonation could occur if the exposed explosive received a blow due to careless handling. To use the grenade, you remove the case release pin (not the pin marked 'DANGER'). This allows the metal protective casing to fall free, exposing the adhesive coating. You then grip the handle and safety lever and remove the safety pin (marked 'DANGER'). The grenade is now ready to either throw or attach to the target. This is where the sticky bomb is most dangerous! Whilst attempting to throw it, the grenade could stick to the wearers' clothing! If the thrower has not let go of the safety lever, he has to try and remove the item of clothing without letting go of the lever. If the thrower has let go of the lever, he has 5 second to remove the item of clothing and get a safe distance away from the bomb. When this happened, it tended to end up stuck to the throwers' trousers - with the uniform which was worn at the time, to remove his trousers (which were held up by braces) the thrower would have to remove any equipment (belt, ammunition pouches, etc.) followed by his Battle Dress blouse (jacket). He would then have to try and take his trousers off over his boots - all in less than 5 seconds! You may ask why the thrower could not just pull the grenade off of his clothing. They could try this but the adhesive coating was designed to allow the grenade, which weighed 2¼ lbs (1 Kg), to stick to the side of a tank. Extract from training manual: This grenade has been introduced for use against light A.F.Vs. It is designed to stick to a suitable target, thus ensuring that the high explosive has its maximum effect. The grenade will NOT stick should the surface be wet or muddy. The grenade is suitable for use at road blocks, positions of ambush, or for dropping from upstairs windows on to tanks. Although the effect of the explosion is localised, the thrower must take cover owing to the blast. For night raids on tank parts, the grenade is an ideal weapon. It can be regarded as a portable demolition charge and planted by hand instead of thrown, so long as the operator retreats in such a direction that he is protected from the explosion. With practice and training, the grenade can be thrown up to about 20 yds.
No.74 bomb stuck you
very odd design

A private firm didn’t think things through
Grenade designin’
Adhesive applyin’

Ord. Board couldn’t stand it
Refusal turned around
Grenade turned over to MDI
Issued to partisans, Europe bound

No.74 bomb stuck you
very odd design
‘til 1949

Clung to you
Clung to you
Clung to you
Place it, don’t throw
Handle with care
No use against enemy
Stuck to you, then would blow!!!

Was sticky
No.74 bomb stuck you
very odd design
(useful for partisan activity)



http://www.home-guard.org.uk/hg/pics/gren74.jpg http://www.home-guard.org.uk/hg/pics/74stgrenlge.jpg Weight: 2 lbs. 4 ozs. Fuze: Time Delay: 5 sec.

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WCJ - August 22, 2011 - Report this comment
Why couldn't the solider just take a knife and cut it off his clothing, but cutting a circle around it with one hand? But great parody! This one was really informative I liked it! 555! :-)
Rob Arndt - August 22, 2011 - Report this comment
It only had a 5 second delay and most soldiers are loaded with gear too!!! Germans had a similar type, but I cannot think of the designation right now...
Patrick - August 22, 2011 - Report this comment
The Germans had a "Blendkörper" or smoke screen grenade in which two chemicals were separated by a fragile class partition. I think they also fielded a magnetic mine designed to stick to tank armor. If you didn't mind running up to the moving vehicle and touching it. Germans also fielded a glass landmine that looked an awful lot like a Pyrex cooking bowl.
Rob Arndt - August 22, 2011 - Report this comment
The SS-weapon's academy invented the SS-HL-Handgranate It had a length of 19cm, weighed 420g including the shaped charge of 210g and had a diameter of 7.2 cm. It's front consisted of a felt disc which was 6mm thick and drenched with glue. The idea was to run up to the tank and stick the grenade onto the armour. This method to attach the AT grenade to the tank proved to be less practical than intended, the weapon proved rather unsuccessful and unpopular, therefore further developments centred around the Hafthohlladung which seemed more promising and replaced the SS-HL-Handgranate in 1943: http://www.pegatiros.com/reportajes/armas_infanteria/panzerknacker/Panzer8.jpg

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