diff --git a/src/ape/tag/mod.rs b/src/ape/tag/mod.rs
index 19481f54..17d59573 100644
--- a/src/ape/tag/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ape/tag/mod.rs
@@ -396,8 +396,10 @@ where
 	}
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn tagitems_into_ape(items: &[TagItem]) -> impl Iterator<Item = ApeItemRef<'_>> {
-	items.iter().filter_map(|i| {
+pub(crate) fn tagitems_into_ape<'a>(
+	items: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'a TagItem>,
+) -> impl Iterator<Item = ApeItemRef<'a>> {
+	items.into_iter().filter_map(|i| {
 		i.key().map_key(TagType::APE, true).map(|key| ApeItemRef {
 			read_only: false,
 			key,
diff --git a/src/id3/v2/tag.rs b/src/id3/v2/tag.rs
index 758fdac4..d402ae6b 100644
--- a/src/id3/v2/tag.rs
+++ b/src/id3/v2/tag.rs
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ impl<'a> Id3v2TagRef<'a, std::iter::Empty<FrameRef<'a>>> {
 pub(crate) fn tag_frames(tag: &Tag) -> impl Iterator<Item = FrameRef<'_>> + Clone {
 	let items = tag
 		.items()
-		.iter()
 		.map(TryInto::<FrameRef<'_>>::try_into)
 		.filter_map(Result::ok);
 
@@ -1263,19 +1262,20 @@ mod tests {
 		let tag: Tag = tag.into();
 
 		assert_eq!(tag.item_count(), 2);
-		assert_eq!(
-			tag.items(),
-			&[
-				TagItem::new(
-					ItemKey::Unknown(String::from("FOO_TEXT_FRAME")),
-					ItemValue::Text(String::from("foo content"))
-				),
-				TagItem::new(
-					ItemKey::Unknown(String::from("BAR_URL_FRAME")),
-					ItemValue::Locator(String::from("bar url"))
-				),
-			]
-		);
+		let expected_items = [
+			TagItem::new(
+				ItemKey::Unknown(String::from("FOO_TEXT_FRAME")),
+				ItemValue::Text(String::from("foo content")),
+			),
+			TagItem::new(
+				ItemKey::Unknown(String::from("BAR_URL_FRAME")),
+				ItemValue::Locator(String::from("bar url")),
+			),
+		];
+		assert!(expected_items
+			.iter()
+			.zip(tag.items())
+			.all(|(expected, actual)| expected == actual));
 
 		let tag: ID3v2Tag = tag.into();
 
diff --git a/src/iff/wav/tag/mod.rs b/src/iff/wav/tag/mod.rs
index 25d1f8d7..ac30d887 100644
--- a/src/iff/wav/tag/mod.rs
+++ b/src/iff/wav/tag/mod.rs
@@ -259,8 +259,10 @@ where
 	}
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn tagitems_into_riff(items: &[TagItem]) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&str, &str)> + Clone {
-	items.iter().filter_map(|i| {
+pub(crate) fn tagitems_into_riff<'a>(
+	items: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'a TagItem>,
+) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&'a str, &'a str)> {
+	items.into_iter().filter_map(|i| {
 		let item_key = i.key().map_key(TagType::RIFFInfo, true);
 
 		match (item_key, i.value()) {
diff --git a/src/tag/mod.rs b/src/tag/mod.rs
index 36df41d7..decb5ca4 100644
--- a/src/tag/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tag/mod.rs
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ impl Tag {
 	}
 
 	/// Returns the stored [`TagItem`]s as a slice
-	pub fn items(&self) -> &[TagItem] {
-		&self.items
+	pub fn items(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &TagItem> + Clone {
+		self.items.iter()
 	}
 
 	/// Returns a reference to a [`TagItem`] matching an [`ItemKey`]