Song Competition
General information
The owners of Woody Guthrie’s iconic song This Land Is Your Land have granted the IPC permission to host an online singing competition with modified lyrics that promote unity and coexistence. We are offering a $10,000 prize to the winning submission.
We invite choirs, vocal groups, and musicians worldwide to participate by recording a version of This Land Is Your Land using the original melody with the new lyrics. The competition is open to individuals and groups of all ages, and we encourage you to share this opportunity with your fellow musicians.
How to Participate:
- Submit a recording of your performance of This Land Is Your Land using the modified lyrics. The recording can be either a video or an audio-only file. Submit your recording as soon as it is ready via email to ipconfederation@gmail.com.
- Submissions will be reviewed, and selected recordings will be published on the IPC’s official YouTube channel.
- The winner will be determined based on YouTube views.
Submission Deadline: December 31, 2025. The winner will be announced within 31 days of the deadline.
For full competition rules, lyrics, and details, please see below. If you have any questions, feel free to email us at ipconfederation@gmail.com.
We hope you and your choir will take part in this unique opportunity to use music as a bridge for peace.
Lyrics
This land is your land, and this land is my land
From the Jordan river to the Mediterranean Sea
From the Northern Forests to the Red Sea waters
This land was made for you and me
This land is your land, and this land is my land
From the Jordan river to the Mediterranean Sea
From the Northern Forests to the Red Sea waters
This land from the River to the Sea.
As I was walking through hills and valleys
I saw the olive trees and fields of barley
I heard the children laugh, I felt the sunshine
This land was made for you and me
This land is your land, this land is my land
From the desert sands to the mountain highlands
From ancient cities to blooming orchards
This land was made for you and me
And when the road seems rough and divided
Let’s walk together, stand united
With hope and kindness, with love to guide us
This land was made for you and me
This land is our land, let’s build it stronger
With peace and justice, let’s wait no longer
Hand in hand now, we stand together
This land was made for you and me
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- Recording of the IPC simulation of February 2, 2025 with Ray Hanania
- Recording of the January 19, 2025, IPC simulation.
- Recording of the IPC simulation of January 5, 2025, with Omar Shaban.
- Recording of the December 22, 2024, IPC simulation with David Beito
- Summary of the December 8, 2024, IPC simulation
- Summary and recording of the IPC November 24, 2024 simulation with Rami Aman.
- Recording of the November 10, 2024, simulation with Dr. Avner Dinur
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