What is the name of the song on the Honda commercial?

Question

There's a somewhat familiar song on the latest Honda commercial. The chorus goes, "You've got to hold on to your dreams..." That evidently isn't the actual name of the song as I tried looking it up.
It sounds like it originated from the Beettle era. I would really like to learn the name and/or artist.

Answer 1

It's by ELO (Electric Light Orchestra).

The song is called "Hold On Tight".

The lyrics:

http://www.qlyrics.com/elo/hold_on_tight/

The video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TLmpL2AzLs

From the album:

http://www.amazon.com/Time-Electric-Light-Orchestra/dp/B00005KHEV/ref=pd_bbs_1/105-1511652-6513208?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1190786315&sr=1-1

More about the band:

http://wm06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifuxqe5ldhe

Answer 2

The song is "Hold On Tight" by Electric Light Orchestra. They were most popular in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Answer 3

Hi!

That's always been one of my favorite songs.

It's ELO (The Electric Light Orchestra) 'Hold on Tight.'

It gets listed in 'Misunderstood Lyrics' a lot because one of the stanzas is sung in French.

Hold on tight to your dream
Hold on tight to your dream
When you see your ship go sailing
When you feel your heart is breaking
Hold tight to your dream.

It's a long time to be gone
Time just rolls on and on
When you need a shoulder to cry on
When you get so sick of tryin'
Just hold tight to your dream

Chorus:
When you get so down that you can't get up
And you want so much but you're all out of luck
When you're so downhearted and misunderstood
Just over and over and over you could

Accroches-toi a ton reve
Accroches-toi a ton reve
Quand tu vois ton bateau partir
Quand tu sents -- ton coeur se briser
Accroches-toi a ton reve.

Repeat chorus:

Hold on tight to your dream
Hold on tight to your dream
When you see the shadows falling
When you hear that cold wind calling
Hold on tight to your dream.

Oh, yeah
Hold on tight to your dream
Yeah, hold on tight...
To your dream.

It's on these albums:
The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra
Time

(The song may be on other albums, but these are the ones I have it on.)

ELO first shared their music with us in the 70s.

www.sing365.com for the lyrics

http://adtunes.com/ to search for 'What's that song in the commercial?'

Thanx for asking! Glad to find a person who appreciates good music. Long live ELO!