James Franco & Smokey Robinson - Crime (Franco's band known as 'Daddy')

For his latest track, James Franco is mixing an R&B legend and a lot of video filters.

The actor-author-professor-and-now-singer released the second music video for his new motown-inspired album, MotorCity, on Wednesday. Written with Tim O'Keefe, with whom he formed the duo Daddy, the track is called "Crimes," and is a collaboration with Smokey Robinson, whom Franco met on an airplane earlier this year.

"When we landed I woke up with a smiling face standing over me," "He said, 'Hey, I'm a big fan.' I just stared. 'It's Smokey,' he said. If Smokey Robinson was a fan of mine I wasn't going to let him get away. Six months later after Tim and I had written the songs I called Smokey from Detroit and asked him to sing on one of the songs and he said sure."

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[chrlttspncr]

dont have to sing to make a song

[AZUCENA MORENO]

Para relajarse! me encanta esta canción!

[montra3]

you're crazy, this is a great song...maybe just not your type

[moosknows]

very modern lovers!

[BeccaisBecca]

James doesn't even sing. He speaks his way through the whole thing. This "song" is terrible. I feel like my ears have just been raped. Don't quit your day job.

[edyeti]

:) i really like the music!

[MySeth72]

Stick to acting, Franco.

[shelley franco]

oh and i fuckin love smokey ..so these 2 are like peas and carrots

[shelley franco]

i love this song and james franco for bein such a little weirdo :) if your not weird your normal ...thats wat i always say:))