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What’s the James Franco version of releasing an album of cover songs? Writing a collection of poems about your favorite songs, and then turning those poems into their own songs. (It’s one more degree removed, which makes it art.) Let Me Get What I Want is an upcoming Smiths tribute album from Franco’s band Daddy, and the project comes 25 percent Smiths-approved: They got bassist Andy Rourke to play on it. Each song on the album will be accompanied by a short film, which means that James Franco is the new Beyoncé, whether you like it or not. Listen below to Daddy’s version of “This Charming Man,†the chorus of which goes: “I would go out tonight, but … I think I’ll pass.â€