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==In popular culture== Nassau was the main setting for the [[Starz|Starz Network]] show [[Black Sails (TV series)|''Black Sails'']] (2014β2017). However, filming was based in South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goundry |first=Nick |date=2012-10-15 |title=South Africa's Cape Town Studios prepares for pirate miniseries Black Sails |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306032750/http://www.thelocationguide.com/blog/2012/10/south-africas-cape-town-studios-prepares-for-pirate-miniseries-black-sails/ |archive-url=http://www.thelocationguide.com/blog/2012/10/south-africas-cape-town-studios-prepares-for-pirate-miniseries-black-sails/ |archive-date=2015-03-06 |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=TheLocationGuide.com}}</ref> Nassau was featured as an important setting in several movies, including the [[The Beatles|Beatles]] film [[Help! (film)|''Help!'']] and the [[James Bond in film|James Bond]] films ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]'' (1965), ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'' (1983), and ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (2006). Nassau has also served as a shooting location for film production. In 1981, Nassau was used as a stand-in for [[Greece]] in an ocean scene in ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bondmovies.com/locations.shtml#drno |title=Movie Locations |publisher=BondMovies.com |access-date=December 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118081101/http://www.bondmovies.com/locations.shtml#drno |archive-date=January 18, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Several other late-20th- and 21st-century movies have been set here, including ''[[After the Sunset]]'' (2004), ''[[Into the Blue (2005 film)|Into the Blue]]'' (2005), and ''[[Flipper (1996 film)|Flipper]]'' (1996). It hosted the [[Miss Universe 2009]] pageant. Nassau was featured as a primary setting in the 2013 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Locations - Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Wiki Guide |url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/assassins-creed-4-black-flag/Locations |website=IGN |date=March 5, 2013 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303073742/http://www.ign.com/wikis/assassins-creed-4-black-flag/Locations |url-status=live}}</ref> (2013). Nassau Town is mentioned in "[[Sloop John B]]", a Bahamian folk song. Since the early 1950s there have been many recordings of the song, the best known being by [[The Beach Boys]] on their ''[[Pet Sounds]]'' album. Nassau is the subject of "[[Funky Nassau]]," a song written by Ray Munnings and Tyrone Fitzgerald and recorded by the Nassau-based funk band [[The Beginning of the End (band)|The Beginning of the End]] in 1971 as the single from their album of the same name. The song reached #7 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B chart]], #15 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and #31 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1971.<ref>[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Funky+Nassau+%28Part+1%29+by+The+Beginning+of+the+End&id=41558 The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" chart positions] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823201434/https://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Funky+Nassau+(Part+1)+by+The+Beginning+of+the+End&id=41558 |date=August 23, 2021 }} Retrieved August 17, 2016.</ref>
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