Showbiz
Sanjana Varghese
Mar 19, 2020
Twitter
Coronavirus preventionmeasures are starting to come into effect around the world, and people in self isolation are starting to come together for creative projects.
Some are heartwarming – like virtual book clubs and gigs streamed online. Others seem to be missing the mark.
Like this one, for instance.
To raise morale, celebrities like Gal Godot, Mark Ruffalo, Jimmy Fallon, Zoe Kravitz and many others recorded videos of themselves singing ‘Imagine’ by the Beatles. Each of them recorded a video of themselves singing a line from the song, which was edited together and posted on Gadot’s Instagram.
But people on Twitter weren’t impressed.
One of the top responses to the original Twitter post is a clip from a viral TikTok influencer called Rosa, where she says, “Open your purse.”
Some users pointed out the fact that many of those celebrities were wealthy and could donate to other people who were in need. One user said: “I've always hated this song. "Imagine no possessions" sung by some of the wealthiest people in the world”.
Everyone: "Things are crap at the moment hey" Celebrities: "What if we all sing imagine at you" Everyone: "Please don't"— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) 1584608444
@notlipglosse OMG thank you guys 🙊💕 https://t.co/cl384fEgoW— Mariana 🌱 (@Mariana 🌱) 1584586084
Comedian Alistair Green posted a parody video where he mimicked Crazy Frog instead of Imagine.
Honoured to have been asked to contribute to this BEAUTIFUL message with other celebrities. 💔 😢😷 https://t.co/tdvX6vY84H— alistair green (@alistair green) 1584609219
Other users also pointed out that everyone in the video could get tested for coronavirus without showing any symptoms at all. Another user asked why the celebrities in question weren’t just “opening their purses”.
Gal Gadot and other celebs drop cringy rendition of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ in support of coronavirus https://t.co/AJP6bnNx2s— Culture Crave 🍿 (@Culture Crave 🍿) 1584596721
Imagine sharing your wealth https://t.co/CpXRoNSoDN— Laura 🇮🇪🇵🇸 (@Laura 🇮🇪🇵🇸) 1584611520
Twitter user Richard Moynihan tweeted a link to the video and said, “bad things happen when celebrities can’t work”.
Other celebrities in the video include Pedro Pascal (from Game of Thrones), Jamie Dornan and Kristen Wiig. In the original post on Instagram, Gadot explains the reasoning behind the video.
But it seems the only things anyone wants to "imagine" is a world where this video (and coronavirus) don't exist.
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