Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt's What Are You Doing New Year's Eve duet becomes YouTube hit
By Mike Larkin
Last updated at 11:27 PM on 30th December 2011
She is the hipster favourite noted for her studious quirkiness.
And Zooey Deschanel gave her legion of fans a special festive surprise when she teamed up with her (500) Days of Summer co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt for a special duet.
The pair performed a twee homemade cover of What Are You Doing New Year's Eve, which has since became an YouTube blockbuster.
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Blockbuster: Zooey Dechanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt's performance of Frank Loesser's What Are You Doing New Year's Day has become a YouTube hit
The video has been watched more than 2,500,000 times since it was posted just two days ago, and has garnered 46,000 'likes'.
And viewers of the video were immediately struck by the chemistry between Zooey, who recently separated from her husband, and hunky Joseph.
And in her post for the video, the 31-year-old gives the Inception star a glowing appraisal, saying: 'I have known Joe Gordon-Levitt for going on 12 years.
'We first met in the summer of 2000 while doing a tiny movie called Manic, where we bonded over a mutual appreciation for Harry Nilsson and Nina Simone and I have been lucky enough to call him one of my dearest friends ever since.
Sharing a glance: The pair often looked into each other's eyes during the amusing performance
Ukelele virtuoso? Zooey had to look closely at her fingers when she made chord changes during the performance
'When we did 500 Days of Summer 8 years later, we spent every lunch hour dancing to Marvin Gaye in the hair and make up trailer; we had loads of fun.
' I hope to do a thousand more movies with him because he's simply the best. But in the meantime, we made a little New Year's duet for all of you! The original by Nancy Wilson, enjoy.'
Good chums: Zooey and Joseph have been friends since starring in 2001 flop Manic together
The tongue-in-cheek video, which was recorded in mirror mode, shows her hilariously playing a guitar ukelele and staring at her fingers when changing chords.
Joseph, 30, also proves to be a surprisingly capable guitarist, and he has little trouble finger-picking while singing along.
Whether their version of Frank Loesser's classic tune lives up jazz legend Nancy Wilson's, or Barry Maniloe's unforgettable cover is open to debate.
But quite what her Death Cab For Cutie star husband Ben Gibbard will make of their very friendly duet, in which they frequently look into each others eyes and smile, is anyone's guess.
But her fans were quick to comment on the sizzling chemistry shared between the pair.
A fan called Ryan Neilson said: 'Are you kidding me? Did everyone else see the way she looked at him.'
And another added: 'Oh god, you guys just get married already.'
However a host of fans also made a series of altogether more fruity suggestions about their relationship.
Of course the video is not the first time Zooey has showed off her musical skill, as she has been a member of folk rock outfit She and Him since 2008, and has contributed songs to films including Elf and Winnie the Pooh.
Joseph is also no stranger to music, as he joined a musical theater group at the age of four and even played the Scarecrow in a production of The Wizard of Oz.
Out of the two movies the pair have starred in together, 2001's Manic was a flop.
(500) Days of Summer was a completely different story, with the low budget romantic comedy grossing $60 million at the box office and being lavishly praised by critics.
Life imitating art? The internet was abuzz with speculation the pair were hooking up like their characters in (500) Days Of Summer
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