Photo of Martin O'Malley in Columbia, South Carolina; by Win McNamee

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Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley delivered a cover of Taylor Swift's hit single "Bad Blood" during an appearance Tuesday on ABC's The View.

The former Maryland governor, who also plays guitar, proved to be savvy about the music world when he introduced the performance and nodded to the song's rumored connection to a feud between Swift and Katy Perry.

“Katy Perry, I'm told, is doing, like, a benefit concert for one of my opponents in Iowa,” O'Malley said, referring to the singer's scheduled performance this Saturday at a Hillary Clinton rally in Des Moines. “So, in response, I thought I'd offer this up for Taylor Swift.”

Watch O'Malley's brief cover of "Bad Blood" below.