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Gal Gadot's "Imagine" Video is a viral video of various celebrities singing John Lennon's "Imagine" organized by Gal Gadot and posted to Instagram in March 2020. The video which was intended to lift spirits during the coronavirus outbreak was criticized by viewers due to celebrities' income suggesting that they should be doing more than singing a song during the pandemic.

Origin

On March 18th, 2020, Israeli actress Gal Gadot uploaded a video to Instagram in which she sings John Lennon's "Imagine" with various other celebrities including, Will Farrell, Norah Jones, Mark Ruffalo, Sarah Silverman, Amy Adams and more. The video gained over 4.2 million views and one million likes in a day (shown below).

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On March 18th, 2020, Twitter user @sidetolaufer[1] reposted Gadot's video and garnered over 311,600 likes and 8,600 retweets in a day. The next day, Twitter user @odairannies[2] posted a My Job Here is Done meme with the caption, "celebrities after singing imagine by john lennon and saying that we're all in this together" (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 4,700 likes and 1,200 retweets in a day. That same day, Twitter user @medejann[3] tweeted a list of some of the celebrities involved in the video with their incomes saying, "Stop FKN singing John lennon & DONATE to those who truly need it. "Were all in this together" after all" (shown below, right). The tweet received over 2,000 likes in a day.

ellie @odairannies celebrities after singing imagine by john lennon and saying that we're all in this together But you didn't do anything My job here is done 9:25 AM - Mar 19, 2020 - Twitter Web App
Pay @medejann Will Ferrell $120 mil Jimmy Fallon 70 mil Pedro Pascal 44 mil Mark Ruffalo $30 mil Norah Jones 25 mil Maya Rudolph 10 mil Sarah Silverman $12 mil Zoe Kravitz $8 mil Stop FKN singing John lennon & DONATE to those who truly need it. "Were all in this together"after all 9:28 AM Mar 19, 2020 from Brooklyn, NY · Twitter for Android

On March 19th, Twitter user @Golden_Josette[4] tweeted a clip of a woman saying "not you" with the caption, "Me when Amy Adams popped up in that Gal Gadot singing video" (shown below). The tweet gained over 5,500 likes and 580 retweets in a day.

Various Examples

Luis J. Gomez @luisjgomez Is there anything more privileged than singing John Lennon songs in your mansion? 8:39 AM Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter Web App
a @ephwinslow Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Natalie Portman, Pedro Pascal, Kristen Wiig, Jamie Dornan, Will Ferrell and Jimmy Fallon after posting that video of them singing "Imagine" off-key We did it Patrick! We saved the city. 9:07 AM - Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
Arthur Chu @arthur_affect Reminder that at the time John Lennon released "Imagine" he was also having them put an air- conditioned closet in his apartment to keep his collection of fur coats from sweating 9:55 AM - Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter for Android
mork @karlmorx montage of millionaire celebrities singing imagine by john lennon during a pandemic 10:40 AM - Mar 19, 2020 - Twitter Web App
Josh Gondelman ( @joshgondelman No politician can unify people in the way that the "Imagine" video seems to have united every single person against it. 10:14 AM · Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
Scouse Ma @Scouse_ma Shall I tell you what's not going to make me feel better about being in quarantine or coronavirus? A bunch of millionaires & celebrities singing John Lennon's "imagine" from their f------ mansions and estates. Piss off 9:39 AM - Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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External References

[1] Twitter – sidetolaufer

[2] Twitter – odairannies

[3] Twitter – medejann



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