Gal Gadot's "Imagine" Video

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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.

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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.

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.

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