Streetheart -Tin Soldier

[@fuiplu]

One of Canada's best bands, hands down. Kenny, you shall never be forgotten. The band absolutely nailed this cover, love it from the first time I heard it..

[@tdioxin2658]

Yeah, best cover band ever! 🇨🇦

[@fuiplu]

@@tdioxin2658 sure, they did their share of covers, but by no means a cover band

[@cidb.212]

I didn't realize this was a cover. Who did the original?

[@fuiplu]

@@cidb.212 Tin Soldier I believe

[@cidb.212]

@@fuiplu I just checked, it was Small Faces pre-Stewart/Wood. I guess I could have done that BEFORE I bothered you with silly questions.😁

[@backroadernb]

Streetheart are one of Canada's best live performers, hands down!

[@robhat5042]

amazing band this was during the time when record companys raped all these great bands

[@susanwallace507]

Oh Man! My ears are in Heaven~~

[@Hobbit247]

Absolutly the best cover of the 1967 song by Small Faces. I had no idea this song was so old but back in the 70's it rocked....I was fortunate to see Streetheart in Lethbrige back in the the 80's....Kenny nailed it

[@rodstenhouse8507]

Still love this

[@hongchen2554]

Heard this version first so I'm biased - this it rocks much, much harder than the original. True for Streetheart's version of "Under my thumb" too.

[@paulcalder2792]

Great, faithful rendition of the Small Faces classic.

[@sigmanfloyd7179]

~ Small Faces? I just saw The Guess Who doing it on KZbin. 🤷🏻‍♂️🇨🇦

[@richardberriman]

Reminded of this song from re-hearing on old top gear, S14E02. Teenage in Regina, Canada late 70s. Never forgotten.

[@lindabrown5274]

Best version of this song

[@C.E.K.]

Aside from seeing them live years ago, hope you were fortunate enough ❤

[@oldschoolmusicdj]

So honored that I got to see Streetheart in the mid 80's, and also about 4 years ago! Classic Canadian!

[@rodstenhouse8507]

4 yrs ago where?

[@oldschoolmusicdj]

Be about 8 years now, seen at Century Casino Edmonton.

[@jimwaterman2404]

A great rock song from the great old days of true “Rock and Roll!!!” 👍👍👍☮️🙏😎🎼🎸🎤🪩

[@tinotse2007]

This Song Really ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Heinrich1122]

Very sad. One of my fav. bubble gum music bands growing up! Lead singer of Streetheart passed away! He was 69. Thanks for the great memories and great tunes, Kenny RIP

[@boorat3573]

How sad

[@samuelsmith8964]

Wow! This takes me back. 1980 or '81. To a winter's night in Wolf Point, Montana where I heard this song come on the radio from a station out of Regina, Saskatchewan. Call letters, either CHAB or CKCK. The only good music stations we could pick up in that part of Montana unless we could catch something out of Kansas City on a cold, clear night with some signal skip. As I think about it I also heard Gary Wright's 'Dream Weaver' that same night just before this song came on. It's amazing what memories music causes to be locked into our brains. That was over 35 years ago. I was 16 or 17 years old. Thanks for the memories.

[@jayoz9583]

Loved this story

[@Wayne_155]

Rock on Montana Sam. I heard a while back that we were gonna make Montana part of Canada. That would be awesome 🍻 from 🇨🇦 Montana Sam ☮️🤘🏼

[@heatherscott3008]

CKCK Regina, CHAB Moose Jaw. Most likely CHAB at that time I imagine.

[@davidstdenis7874]

Ah man, RIP Kenny!..luvd your vocals !..from an old former Saskatoon guy..

[@robhat5042]

he really did have a real different voice and really to bad he passed, they played a lot in Montreal WE loved them and they showed there love back they were just great

[@kevinducharme1263]

when I drove longhaul on the highway, listening to Winnipeg FM radio you could tell when Kenny Shields was playing in town. Kenny and Randy were like rock royalty in that town. I just found the Small Faces version of this song today and between that version and this one, I don't know which one I like better.

[@juttalangenecker5295]

Saw them in Kitchener ontario.....opening for Acdc....awesome!!!!

[@johnnydark6876]

best under rated canadian band.

[@phildeblois8170]

singer was an ass and ruined streetheart, now paul mathew and spider are touring in loverboy..

[@balloonfarmer]

ive heard good things about u mr dark

[@asmodeus0454]

Great cover of "Tin Soldier" by Streetheart! Truly excellent. Loved the Small Faces! I'm starting to love Streetheart.

[@susanp7194]

"Hollywood" is a great song by Streetheart

[@asmodeus0454]

​@@susanp7194 Thanks. I'll give it a listen.

[@dant8354]

I did not know that Streetheart had been performing this song. Wow, sounds like a classic on the first listening (although a cover). There's even a part of the song where the vocals remind me of Gowan's voice. Boy do I ever still like Streetheart. Their songs have aged without a ripple, without loosing a bit of their energy. Another outstanding band from western Canada, one of many. Proud to be Canadian !

[@dougskriver6216]

That sums it up better than I've been doing. Kenny passed today, 70 years old, had to cancel their 2017 tour a coupla months ago due to Kenny's heart. It gave up today. Thanks for the awesome music.

[@grayseeker7084]

The one thing I miss from the original is the line, "I just gotta make you - my occupation!" For some reason, that line just sends me, and it's a shame that this version leaves the line hanging. But I do love both versions - and the recording quality on this one definitely is a lot better, I agree.

[@dave3417]

What an awesome cover and a band

[@kantire]

Very sad to hear Kenny Shields passed away today. He may be gone but their music will play in my ears for the rest of my days. RIP

[@johndugdale4169]

Agreed... their music will live on FOREVER

[@davidstdenis7874]

Hey! Born/raised in Saskatoon, lived in Winnipeg many yrs ago, Regina was what is was (is)!, likewise with S'toon & the Peg. Streetheart really did rock the Prairies & Canada for along time! I hold them always in my heart living in Metro Vancouver! !..same with all the other 60s/70s huge rocker bands from our great nation! Luv them all ! Many great memories of concerts! Rock on Canada !

[@martbook]

David, same as you, grew up in Regina and Saskatoon and lived in the Peg for awhile. Same age as the band and knew them and partied with them a couple of times. Was just thinking about Kenny and 2 days later read he passed. Funny how that goes. Great musicians.

[@cybrwurm4535]

best rock song *EVER*!

[@karloberkovich]

fantastic cover that grabs you with the first "I....."

[@leeandrew9596]

What a fantastic cover!

[@murrayk5]

Kenny Shields & Streetheart continue to tour in Western Canada. Catch them if you can - still as good a show as they've ever been.

[@seanoconnor2531]

RIP Kenny Shields, love his vocals.....

[@madeleinehague648]

Well…I never! I'm Canadian but heard this for the first time today on Q-107FM. 'Best song Small Faces ever did. This cover is fantastic! True homage to one of the greatest UK bands ever.

[@jaymmzzs]

+Madeleine Hague crawl outta that rock

[@madeleinehague648]

+jaymmzzs - ????

[@abhelix]

+Madeleine Hague I think they mean how can you be Canadian and never have heard this song? :) That's what I was thinking. Streetheart is an awesome Canadian band that was played regularly on the radio for years!

[@madeleinehague648]

+abhelix - in 1980, I was listening to CHUM-FM (I guess that's "Album Rock"??) I wasn't listening to CHUM-AM anymore, or whatever the mainstream station was. Anyway, they did a great job on this song. I've heard other Toronto songs for sure....

[@abhelix]

+Madeleine Hague Awesome!

[@susanp7194]

One of the coolest sounds from those days!! Love it!!

[@lauralynnmcculloch1186]

Holy cow I can literally smell the Winnipeg bar scene and feel the 80s ...

[@Jeff-pz8vh]

Not sure how you could possibly downvote this song? Some people want to watch the world burn I guess.

[@williamwood3304]

best cover ever.

[@jonbenjisnomore7935]

Wow Street heart does a kick ass version close to the genius of Steve Marriot & The Small Faces. Rip Kenny, Steve, Ronnie Lane & Ian McLagan.

[@patriciasoebagio1035]

Rock it to me, Streetheart!!!

[@michaelcorbett9390]

Unbelievable job on a classic kenny shields can straight out sing never got the admiration he was due they should have been huge not only in canada but wirld wide

[@Krysten55]

I love the main chorus, and especially that part after it!

[@myfaithfulvengance]

This is the version I grew up with so I prefer this one. :)

[@stupidsheet2701]

RIP Kenny Shields!

[@christopherwhite2333]

The song that turned me on to the Small Faces.

[@homomorphic]

Mission accomplished.

[@drummerbuzz]

I'm glad that Streetheart fixed this one, as well as fixing the Stones Under My Thumb! Smoking hot versions!

[@68r92]

RIP Kenny !!!

[@boorat3573]

Reminds me of my man now! He has me so wrapped,badly wrapped! He's 21 yrs. younger than me!!!!STREET HEART MY FLAV!

[@boorat3573]

Reminds me of much younger man!

[@TheCosmicFluke]

nicely done! I just moved up near the Canadian border and heard this band for the first time. I heard a fragment of their cover of Them (or, as I was more familiar with, Bowie) Here Comes the Night, and thought it was Marianne Faithful! Looking it up, I discovered Streetheart. The wiki page on the band mentioned they covered this, so over I came. Cool band, man! Don't hate the covers, it introduces great songs and bands to new audiences. I liked it.

[@wallywippazippachuk6574]

Cool response! Love it!!

[@ClaytonPerryPhotography]

RIP Kenny :(

[@circlewolf]

So nice to hear this again,actually prefer this to the original

[@irvnz]

W O W ~!!

[@MultiCappie]

Epic. I like it better than the Small Faces version, but always give props to the original.

[@leeandrew9596]

Wicked remake, a great tune originally by small faces

[@Zooeybabe]

Oh yeah!!

[@got2seereality]

who cares? Streetheart rocks and they/re Canadian

[@udave4449]

All Canadian

[@biggpiston]

kenny grew up in nokomis a small town less than an hour from regina

[@Sharon-co9fw]

Funny thing is I really didn't know March 14 both of us are right but for different reasons honestly it flew right over my head what would one think after all look how late it was

[@Sharon-co9fw]

Because it was called paying the price yeah we all do have a story I meant no harm I have been pretty hectic for me

[@Krysten55]

I didn't realize this guy died...

[@williamnewton5182]

I prefer the Small Faces as nobody could match Steve Marriott but this is one of the better covers. It stays faithful to the original which is rare. 🇬🇧

[@jimjones4322]

The Guess Who also did a version.

[@xKazimirx]

@riptideripwide No, they got their start in Regina, they are from Winnepeg though.

[@Robsinsane333]

well Steve Marriott of the Small Faces DID write this song >.< - there is a great version on youtube somewhere of Marriott with Jim Leverton (Fat Matress/Rory Gallagher/ Juicy Lucy) and Jerry Shirley(Humble Pie) with the Packet of Three form the mid 80s

[@rouleduke123]

these guys opened for acdc(back in black tour) at london gardens and they rocked the joint. as good as acdc was they were just barely better than streetheart

[@meistertynemouth]

It would be Marvo if Sreetheart could do a full album of Small Faces covers

[@TheFishingMusician]

@filboe IMO Streetheart's version is far better than the small faces original. It is much tighter, cleaner and better arranged. Just because a band wrote the original version, doesn't automatically make them the better performers...

[@sharonannegallant3349]

This where it ends

[@rootreinlavery2442]

🤘🏻

[@StatickyCat]

I had no idea this was a cover, I thought this was the original until I read the comments just now.

[@glennkay7359]

Nice, but not a patch on SF. Not many cover versions of this amazing song. Let's here some more!

[@Mournerable]

@Diceydee Couldn't agree more with you. The original and Streetheart's cover are barely poles apart enough as it stands. Hell, let's face it. You may as well call Mick Jagger the Steve Marriott 2.0.

[@tonethebass]

Reminds me of Elton John covering Pinball Wizard or Lucy In The Sky... The SF original is so raw and emotional, this is a polished and classy production. Fair play to Streetheart for putting it out there, but better than the original ??? Jog on...

[@teknicalmusic116]

I think by any objective metric, this version is better than the original small faces version. This is not to knock the small faces at all (they wrote the song after all, and are incredible musicians) but by 1979 (when this was produced) the production technology was vastly superior to what was available when the small faces first recorded. In addition, Streetheart's drummer and bass player are incredibly tight in this version (tighter than in the small faces version).

[@johnnybananne]

not so sure!

[@homomorphic]

johnnybananne I did say by any objective metric. The great thing about art, is that objective measures don't necessarily mean all that much, what matters most is how the piece speaks to the individual. If you like the small faces version better, then that trumps all the objective measures in the world :-)

[@JamesFanucchi]

Epic cover of an epic song...

[@jordan390a]

+rennieallen Look up Streethearts cover of the Stones "Under My Thumb"...

[@homomorphic]

***** Don't need to look it up, I heard it pretty much the day it was released :-)

[@mickeyl01]

Pretty ballsy move...but they pulled it off

[@ludwigguy380]

I played this version for Steve Marriott at one of his solo gigs in the late 80's,,his response was "That's fucking brilliant!!" with 2 thumbs up.

[@Wayne_155]

I always thought he sounded similar to Nick Gilder

[@ozwunder69]

its sit with you not sleep with you in the the final lyrics from the original

[@chrispatrickcarolan856]

Yeah, but that was the 60s. They made the Stones change "let's spend the night together" to "let's spend some time together" and all.

[@alkie2008]

Wow... either you have no concept or idea of SOUL or PASSION or you just need your ears cleaned out. Streetheart`s version is AMAZINGLY GREAT!!!!!!!!

[@spacecadetrl]

my favourite small faces song...unfortunately this cover doesn't do it justice

[@stefaneechi]

@TheCauzeOfWetPantiez They started out in Regina. I'd suggest checking your facts before you start calling out people for ignorance.

[@wallywippazippachuk6574]

No dislikes.... well...DUH!!!!

[@waynealarsen]

yeah, it's too close really

[@990183]

Why do people always have to assume that the original version of a song is better??? Streethearts version of Under my Thumb kills the Stones version, Van Halens version of You Really Got me destroys the Kinks version by a mile, and Streethearts version is better than Small Faces, and yes he's singing with tons of emotion here

[@filboe]

hey this is not bad at all - but the small faces original is just sublime

[@SuperGogetem]

I actually prefer this version.

[@stephenharper8935]

Canada's Led Zeppelin.

[@karenbarlow8363]

+Stephen Harper I mean no offence here, but I don't think Jimmy Page would be flattered being compared to Streeheart....just saying.

[@stephenharper8935]

+karen barlow Both bands are well known to make Covers of others' music... uniquely adding their touch. In fact Streetheart won praise from Mick Jagger for the Cover of "Under my thumb". Given that Jimmy Page has travelled the music world extensively, not that long ago was jamming with Jack White and having a good time reminiscing about how to play certain songs... I would have to kindly disagree.

[@eatonbeaver6972]

You should not insult Streetheart. While both bands made covers of other peoples music, Streetheart made straight up covers while Zeppelin basically ripped off other artists and called the songs their own. Also, while yes I would agree Jimmy Page was great in the studio, whenever you hear him live, he cant live up to his hype. I like a ton of Zeppelin material, I just wish they would not have ripped off so many others to be as big as they were. While they got rich and fat, they stole so much from people who died in poverty!!!!

[@petersonj57]

I wouldn't go that far.

[@Homunculas]

Oh. shut the fuck up John Smith, you insipid git.

[@uncapricio]

C'est pas mal comme reprise....mais rien ne vaut l'originale des Small Faces avec la superbe voix de Steve Marriott.....

[@wallywippazippachuk6574]

And, yeah...Regina haters/Winnipeg lovers... THEY ARE FROM REGINA!!!!!!!

[@SuperJohnnykay]

Does this lead singer have a lisp?This sounds like the gay mardi gras version.The guy out of Foreigner did a half decent version on a solo album of his.I think it was on -Angel with a dirty face.If anyone has it please download-havent heard it for the longest,jk

[@fluttergirl75]

Nothing wrong with a gay Mardis Gras

[@indiansummerfun]

none of you are my friends !!! are all crazy or what !

[@lewars1912]

I haven't heard the other covers you mention but this is nowhere near as good as the Small Faces version, and you don't just have to take my word for it as you can also take the word of any other sensible person, including that guy standing over there next to the wooden tree.

[@tonyk7700]

this is not streetheart playing its the small faces wtf ??

[@THEmaggspie]

its a cover of it

[@red65novawagon]

@alkie2008 Streetheart deffinately better version

[@deViti]

Not bad. Just not very personal, distinctive view on the song. More like a re-make imitating the original.

[@Rudystone1970]

Better than the original in my (no one gives a fuck) opinion 🇨🇦🍺🏒😘.