Today's little escape from the coronavirus comes in the form John Mayer spoofing the video of celebrities singing " that went viral last week.You know the video I'm talking about. , , Kristen Wiig, and several other A-listers recorded themselves singing "Imagine" by John Lennon and spliced it into a super-cut.
The intention was to lift people's spirits during this hard time—and while they meant well, the stunt didn't land properly. Social media backlash was swift, and everyone from to took a shot at spoofing it.But the award for Best Spoof, hands down, goes to John Mayer, who joked in a new Instagram video that he was approached about doing the video but thought the celebs wanted him to sing "Imagine" by Ariana Grande, not John Lennon.