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Who did it better?

Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original.

Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them.

“Tin Soldier” is a song written by Steve Marriot and Ronnie Lane and was first released by Small Faces as a 1967 single.

It has been covered by several acts including:

Earth Quake on their 1975 album “Rocking The World”.

Quiet Riot on their self-titled 1977 album.

Humble Pie on their 1981 album “Go For The Throat”.

Todd Rundgren on his 1982 album “The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect”.

The Scorpions on their 2011 album “Comeblack”.

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