Richard Marx: 'The One That Got Away' (Katy Perry Cover) Song of the Day

Posted on Jan 25th 2012 11:30AM by Sarah Chazan

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If Katy Perry needs a smile since her split from hubby Russell Brand, may we suggest she take a listen to 80s/90s pop icon Richard Marx's new cover of her hit 'The One That Got Away.' The 'Don't Mean Nothing' singer puts his own unique spin on the tune, and we gotta say, he definitely made the song his own!

"I'm not really a 'covers' kind of guy, but I was listening to KP's album in my car and kept playing this song over and over," Richard tells AOL Music. "The production is perfect for Katy. Max Martin always nails it. But I also felt there was another approach that would be show off the song itself a bit more. So I went into my studio and did this ... wrote a string chart ... but kept production very limited. Plus ... I was bored that day!"

Richard's boring day ended up being our gain! Take a listen to his cover of 'The One That Got Away' and tell us what you think of the Marx-ized version.

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nickydamian

AMAZING..Richard..Eat your heart out Katy..Soo deep soo meaningful..I really never listened to the lyrics before..It was only a fancy filmclip.. For one moment I thought he wrote it..Say no more..

February 09 2012 at 1:59 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Deon Kelly

Richard's version adds so much more depth to the song. I agree with Tracy - so much more haunting and heartbreaking then KP's. I guess to can't beat the master.

January 27 2012 at 3:12 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dasdasch1

Richard for president!

January 27 2012 at 12:20 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Amelia rose

Hte katy perry love the richard marx version, just goes to show its always the singer not the song that sells. Anyone can sing anything and make it beautiful.

January 26 2012 at 5:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Melissa

Eat your heart out, Katy!

January 26 2012 at 11:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Caren

everything that Richard does is brilliant

January 26 2012 at 11:46 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tracy

I loooooove this version of the song. Richard's voice makes the song so much more haunting and heartbreaking.

January 26 2012 at 11:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Robert Monelli

AMAZING!!!!!

January 26 2012 at 8:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Robert Monelli

AMAZING

January 26 2012 at 8:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Bonnie Zaks Kintzel

Sounds great! His voice is just amazing, but like Terry, have always loved his music too.

January 25 2012 at 9:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply