The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has long relied on Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow, but its best movie, The Curse of the Black Pearl, proves the series doesn’t need him to thrive.

In the song, Samberg serenades former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Fred Armisen) with a love song, and gets some help from Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine. Watch it here. The trio took ...