Holding Out For A Hero: A Tribute To James May

[RailRKO57]

Al i can say about this man, he is a total legend, a credit to television and journalism. Lets go Captain Slow!! x

[ameliastone1]

 He is my Hero...yummy !!!

[saveusmilkboy]

where did you get the bafta footage and james playing the piano??? could you possibly share with the rest of us, avid fans?

[niebells]

He's gorgeous



[embed000]

Is there a way to download this vid? I can't play it because it's blocked for me but maybe it's uploaded somewhere else? :/

[JezzaFordGT40]

Played this video again today! this is my fave all time example and is superbly and professionally edited!Remimded me of when I met Captain Slow last year!sigh:)

[dougiepoolable]

this made me lol... lol funny guy funny vid

[RichardSwayne]

Captain Slow FTW!

[elizabethtroake]

All I can say is...Thank you. Thank you so much!

[MxMMultimedia]

GREAT

[420ispeace]

What a beautiful man, inside and out. I adore him.

[eggduelkicks]

fantastic job :)

[MrCherrynice]

¿¿¿¡¡¡Como es posible que un simple mortal sea tan fascinante!!!???

[edtk99]

This video is our concorde moment ;D so great Gooooooo james

[TheYoma1996]

James May is my hero =)

[damgle]

400+km/h!!!

[embed000]

it appears jezza and the hamster watched this vid haha

[Yaddaer]

And looking also handsome  at some points!xx :)

[CarManiac82]

my god that song suits him so perfectly amazing job on editing everything fits so perfectly !!! :-)

[DoTheHustle27]

Is this a different version of the song cause there's a couple like this were the drum solo's been taken out and it fades before the singing's finished.

Excellent video aswell, Jame's deffinetley the best presenter ever.

[pinkuggboots1]

Awesome video! With so many Richard tributes, James sooo deserves one, Jeremy dosent but ey I cant help that.. 5 stars!! :)

[jessii3010]

0:34. ROCK OUT JAMES!! WOOOOOOOPPPP WOOOOPPP

[jenniferkelly89]

I love the look he gets at about 2 minutes when he maxes the Veyron.

[butchd2009]

good vid well made hes a lagend sick of fake presenters hes a real person

[The10Girl]

What a beautifull video!

Which program did you use? (:

[coolcattigger]

This is my ultimate fave vid :D

[DeerUnter]

Lovely tribute to Mr. May

Well done to the maker of this video, James May would be proud.

[theSannh]

the best James movie ever, I watch it a MILLION times a day <3

[theSannh]

I Totally LOVE this vid!

[2003vwgti1]

When i grow up i want to be just like James May

[TereruTsuki]

Okay, now I have to know! Which episodes is 2:45 xD I just LOVE that smile!

And I love this vid as well :D Not enough James May tributes on Youtube!

[egernhester]

@TereruTsuki That's the DIU Caterham challenge. It's series 8, episode 7. And I agree with you, btw. His smile is just .. yeah, well. I can't think of a word that's good enough to describe it. :P

[TereruTsuki]

@egernhester

Haha, I agree xD Best smile ever <3

And thanks a lot :D

[KeithUnderneath]

Fucking epic.

James May= Sexual God. FACT.

[amberamber1991]

Love the video!!

[flairsh]

james may is a sexy beast.

[jamesmaylover]

thanks for the vid , i love james may he is well better than the others i would die for him he is sooooo sexy and hot and i would have his kids any day :)

[egernhester]

Holy mother of god. I am totally in love with James' smile and hair. He's so cute. Totally out of Hammond and Clarkson's league, though they'er in one of their own.

[loony564]

James May = the sex ^_^

[GreenStorm01]

lol - love that video of yours :) :D

[wenmushuijohn]

0：42 james coolest moment~~

[hamsterdance4lyf08]

James is a man of many talents, and so are you by the looks of it :) I'm soo in lurve with James *drools*

[DannyThomasMcB]

SO EPIC AT 0:30

[misskateykins]

I am a fan of james but not a big one like hamster, I love james may and this vid and gr8 well done!

I love you richard hammond aswell x

[zomgthesoftness]

You've done the impossible! You made James May look cool! XD haha

All joking aside, James May is awesome in his own special way. :D

[mangoman47]

"A colossal aviation bollocking!"

[ArcangelaCelle]

this is brilliantly made :)

But of course, everything with James May is brilliant!

[kris10brownuk]

A man of many talents. Pianist, pilot, engineer. And sometimes slow is better.

Great clips. Loved 1:15

[GuzzistaJoe]

James May rides Moto Guzzis...and anyone who does that has to be a top bloke!

[02Tony]

Out of the three in Top Gear; James May is on of my faviroutes; he smart and he did engineering documentaries that i used in my university project.

[BrendicacicaRetard]

he is great man

[PheeniX248]

absolutely genius tiny movie! very well done man!

[AwesomeAlvin]

great man

[MentalPumpkin42]

We all have our opinions, and I respect yours, but there's no need to be quite so offensive...

[desesperadox]

Top Gear became 100X better with him.

[liutcm]

james may is a fuckin legend.

[Indogyearsimdead]

It seems Capt. Slow is miles ahead of the other 2 presenters.

He could really call them pretenders.

Great video.

[Stevetheoaktree]

Haha We all love Cpt. Slow :D

[tonymetgnr]

Well done mate! I met him once and he is a top bloke. Perfect vid, perfect song.

[animefangirlxx]

lol my friend nicknamed me Captain Slow Jr. because 1) I love May :] 2) I'm similar to James (our likes and dislikes) and 3) i'm slow at everything. lol Love the vid :]

[fayzabeam]

Thank you :) Glad you enjoyed the vid :)

[DaWookie15]

Well done on the vid! James is funny

[fayzabeam]

Thank you :) Glad you enjoyed it :)

[girlswhowearglasses]

Good Grief.  Words fail me. Well done! Typing from the floor is not as easy as you would think.

[fayzabeam]

*passes you a cushion so you're comfortable on the floor while typing*. *G* Thankyou very much - I'm really glad you enjoyed the vid :)

[alexi626]

Thanks for making this mate! I can tell you that TG, and namely Mr. May have cheered me up many a dark and boring night! 10/10!

[fayzabeam]

You're welcome :) Thanks for commenting, glad you enjoyed the vid :)

[albinogator22]

James is my favorite he is wicked and funny

[oilpatchin]

This is the best tribute I have come across to anyone... Many of my favorite TG and other moments here as well. Great Job!

[fayzabeam]

Thank you :). It's really kind of you to comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed the vid :)

[misszetec]

Good video and excellent editing. Liked it very much :)

[fayzabeam]

Thanks very much - I'm really glad you enjoyed it :)

[Fesumien]

:D woot! go james!

[antonio22edu]

You must have worked your ass off to do such a good video!Brilliant!

The song goes right with the man,and everything!

BRAVO!!!Chek out my top gear tribute and tell me what you think!

[fayzabeam]

Thank you - I'm really glad you enjoyed it :). I will definitely check out your vid, too :)

[Chariset]

The modern-day Renaissance man, James "Captain Slow" May. Who wouldn't love him?

[fayzabeam]

Couldn't agree more - he's definitely worth a vid or two, being a man of so many talents :)

[LedCROwbar]

one of the best tribute videos i've ever seen in my life..........brilliant

[fayzabeam]

Thank you :) I'm really glad you enjoyed it :)

[rickmansgal]

2:45 *faints* He is one very VERY sexy man!

[muzztaine]

JAMES MAY RUUULES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tiseupiskila]

this is beautiful! !!

[fayzabeam]

Thank you - I'm really glad you enjoyed it :)

[peticco]

In which episode he plays with the band?

[LedCROwbar]

Top gear of the pops

-it's the special episode and i think that

you can find it here on youtube

[JezzaFordGT40]

This video is superb and very well edited.Well done!

James May is hot,hot,hot!phew!!

[fayzabeam]

Thanks very much - I'm glad you enjoyed it :). I did have quite a lot of fun putting it together!

[GOTHICxxPRINCESSxx]

Couldn't agree more :)

[totallyification]

hes the best

[sibilantsnake]

I like it!

[fayzabeam]

Thank you :)

[sibilantsnake]

You're very welcome! I'm terribly excited - Top Gear and JM on the Moon all at once :D

My friends are finding me unbearable :-)

[LemmingD84]

Great work! I admire James. He's unique.

[fayzabeam]

Thank you - I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[fayzabeam]

Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed it :). The moment with the watch was from 10x03 :)

[youaremydoctor]

Wow- I love James, he is so brilliant! This is 5 stars and a favourite. Do you by any chance happen to know what episode the 'watch' part was off? I think it was around 4:00 - 4:03 or around there. Anyway, great video!

[ozgirlhants]

Thanks dude. I nearly forgot to ask how did you get hold of the footage of him smoking a pipe? I saw that ep when it aired but by the time i recorded it off Dave of course it had been censored. I wish ruddy Dave would stop cutting bits out to make the show fit into 60 mins - they often cut the funniest bits! Bah!

[fayzabeam]

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you - am sending you a message about that episode footage now :)

And yes, Dave's editing makes me wince sometimes, it's a shame they have to include so many ad breaks!

[ozgirlhants]

I''ve been collecting bits of his appearances at RHS Chelsea on my PVR, as well as several series of TG, and i have downloaded the videoredotvsuite so maybe i will overcome my technoilliteracy and finally get with this youtube thingy. I only joined so i could tell you how cool your stuff is!

[fayzabeam]

Thanks so much - I'm honoured :). And please, please have a go at doing your own - the world needs more vidders, definitely :). I'm more than happy to share the geek love with advice on the process etc, too, just send me a message if you need any help :).

[ozgirlhants]

From reading the series 12 credits,all the current editors are male. The BBC claims it is an equal opportunity employer.

Maybe you should apply to the TG exec producer...;)

[fayzabeam]

Now that would be tempting...I'd LOVE to get my hands on the footage they shoot for TG for real and have a go at editing it- they have some of the highest production values in the business and it would be great fun to be a part of that. Sadly, I think it'll have to be an option I dream about for now, unless they're prepared to take me on for work experience! ;)

Dear Mr Wilman, please, please, please, can I spend a day in your editing suite... ;)

[ozgirlhants]

You could try sending him a CD of this but guess that might get you done for copyright infringement...

[fayzabeam]

There's the problem, really - this video's only here by the grace of Youtube! And I doubt James would ever live it down if this ever got into Andy, Jeremy or Richard's hands ;).

[sibilantsnake]

yeah, lol, he'd be tortured xD

[ozgirlhants]

You are an absolute genius - do you do this professionally? Quality is 1st class! As a teen of the 80's and a James fanatic it ticks both boxes and then some. Keep up the good work!

[fayzabeam]

Thanks, it's really lovely of you to comment, and I'm really pleased you enjoyed the video :). In answer to your question, I teach Media Studies and English, which gives me access to the technology to do things like this, but in "official" terms I'm just an enthusiastic amateur who'd love to do editing for a living if someone would pay me to do it! :).

[backwellfc]

well Mrs, It look's like i've been the first one to discover the video. To be fair it is a pretty good video, but you're choice of subject is one of great concern to me :P

Harold.

[fayzabeam]

Well, "Harold", thank you for the comment - it seems my secret is out at last! And I think it's a very worthy subject ;). Glad you approved of my editing skills, if not the subject matter ;) FJ

[Viblo]

He's a great guy indeed.

Inspirational.

Nice video. Thanks~ :)

[fayzabeam]

Thank you :) I'm really glad you enjoyed it :)

[Jakubzzabuga]

ohhh Cock :D

[JoeFredd]

ahah i love him!I love when he says words like COCK or PILLOCK...or when he shouts HAMMOND! or CLARKSON! And i love when he makes strange words to insult something! so funny!I love you james!

[springyseagull]

Thank you

[springyseagull]

Sorry, I wasn't very clear. It was the bit near the end when James tried to grab something off Jeremy and the bit where James seemed to storm off.

[fayzabeam]

Ah, I see :) That was series 10 episode 3 :)

[hamsterdance4lyf08]

You Have A Lot To Catch Up On With Top Gear Then! James Is A Lovely Man; He May Be Slow, But When He Wants To He Will Go Fast I.e. In The Bugatti Veyron....

[fayzabeam]

Yup, and I'm enjoying every minute of getting caught up - it's been great fun so far :)

[hamsterdance4lyf08]

What Ones Have You Seen Of Top Gear Then?

How You Seen The Botswana One And The Vietnam One From Last Series.... x x

[springyseagull]

Fantastic video - you catch the essence of the man completely and why we love him. Well done you!

Please could you tell me which episode of Top Gear the bit with Jeremy is from?

[fayzabeam]

Thanks so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed it :). The bit with Jeremy is from the Botswana special (not quite sure which episode number!). :)

[hamsterdance4lyf08]

The Botswana One Is Series 10 Episode 4

[ekul85]

"cock!!!!" LOL

[PercentZero]

I Love the enthusiasm, you've got to just love James May.

Love the song as associated

[fayzabeam]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it :). He does seem to have an infectious enthusiasm that comes across really well on film. And the song just seemed to fit, somehow :)

[littleburlo]

wow! that's great.

I'm sorry, but how dishy is that bloke?

Certainly my hero!

[fayzabeam]

Couldn't agree more - he's lovely :)

Thanks for the comment - glad you enjoyed the vid :)

[youaremydoctor]

That was a fantastic video- Brilliantly made, James is soooooo cute! I love him heaps and heaps. Thanks, really enjoyable. :)

[fayzabeam]

You're welcome - I'm glad you enjoyed it :) Thanks for the comment :)

[TJMBGirl]

*loves this video sooooo much!!!*

[fayzabeam]

Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it :)

[karearea9]

thanks! Do you think he'd mind if I borrowed that plane of his? well done.

[fayzabeam]

Thanks very much - I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[JoeyJIL]

1:24 from what show was that?

[fayzabeam]

That's from James May's Top Toys :)

[fayzabeam]

That's from 6 x01 I think :)

[CuriosityRocks]

Phwoarrrrr he is so sexy!! I really love James. I'm so glad you made this.

[fayzabeam]

Thank you :) I'm realy pleased you enjoyed it :)

[AaMmZz101]

This is such an amazing video, the way you've edited his sigh with the music 5/5

Could I ask what eppy the sigh part is from....and the bit where he's jumping around with all the people playing bowls (?)

Thank you :-*

[fayzabeam]

Thanks very much - I'm glad you enjoyed it :).

In answer to your questions, James jumping around with the bowls players comes from series 6 episode 1 and the sigh part is from series 7 episode 5 :)

[Dackel84]

Great video!

Thanks from Germany

[fayzabeam]

Thank you :) I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[ROCKLOVER1234]

I love this vid

the smile at 2:46 is so cute lol

[fayzabeam]

Thank you :) And I agree, that's one of my favourite moments, too!

[pakirca]

thank you very much, I searched to try...by

[pakirca]

can anyone say me how is called the TV series, where is this song. the main actor is killed in shooting?

[fayzabeam]

I think it was called "Cover Up" from what I can find out on google :). I hope this helps :)

[fishtank1231]

oooo this was fantastic!

[fayzabeam]

Thank you - I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[madmoo1984]

thats awsome well done

[fayzabeam]

Thanks very much :)

[mymolepuss]

Oh I loved this,it was so funny,he is such a nice guy x

[fayzabeam]

Thanks very much :) He does seem rather lovely, whatever he's doing :)

[BrookeNadine]

I adore this vid, fantastic work.

[fayzabeam]

Thanks - it was lost of fun to make :)

[Arianwen86]

A *good* James May fanvid! I knew there had to be one SOMEWHERE!

[fayzabeam]

Thanks very much :) Glad you enjoyed it :)

[NoNameNo4]

Love the video, it was edited in a great way.

Can you please tell me what show James was playing the piano in, and where can i find it? thanks

<3

[fayzabeam]

Thanks very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it :). The clips of James playing the piano are from Series 2, episode 8 of the Big Wine Adventure, and Series 1 Episode 2 of Big Ideas :)

[NoNameNo4]

Thanks so much for the info :)

<3

[ulverstonchick]

Just found this, really enjoyed it! Agree it is one of the best, along with the other similar video by Dunalqua. Where is clip at 1:34 from?

[fayzabeam]

Thanks for the message, I'm glad you enjoyed the vid :). In answer to your question, 1.34 is from the first episode of James May's 20th Century :)

[tubbyisafatty]

oh brill... love the veyron clips especially! which ep is that news bit (where jeremy grabs may) from?

[fayzabeam]

Thank you :) The news bit is from series 10 episode 3 :)

[AllisonGrosser]

Brilliant video! Love James and I love that song! :-)

[fayzabeam]

Thanks very much - I'm rather fond of them both myself ;). Glad you enjoyed the vid :)

[Blankfrack]

This might possibly be the best video of any kind I've seen on youtube. Well done!