Chris O’Dowd admits backlash to celebrity Imagine cover was ‘justified’ as he brands it ‘the thing we didn’t need’
standard.co.ukstar-studded cover version of Imagine released at the start of lockdown as “the thing we didn’t need that everybody hated.”The actor, 40, took part in a lo-fi rendition of John Lennon’s classic track along with celebrities including Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Kirsten Wiig and Jimmy Fallon.The stars took turns to each sing a section of the song in video clips recorded from their homes in an attempt to lift spirits during the coronavirus pandemic.However, the gesture was instead viewed as tone deaf by many social media users, some of whom criticised the celebrities for failing to use their combined platforms and wealth in a more tangibly beneficial way during the global health crisis.Gal Gadot and celeb friends sing 'Imagine' during coronavirus.
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