Popular Culture
In Victorian times, Tiger Bay bore a distinctly rough reputation. The name "Tiger Bay" was applied in popular literature and slang (especially that of sailors) to any dock or seaside neighborhood which shared a similar notoriety for danger.
The 1959 film Tiger Bay included many scenes shot in the docks area and at Newport Transporter Bridge, twelve miles from Cardiff. A 1997 television drama of the same title was also based in the area.
Tiger Bay was mentioned as one of the locations in Ian Dury & The Blockheads' song "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick".
On her 2009 album The Performance, Shirley Bassey sings the semi autobiographical "The Girl From Tiger Bay" which was written by the Manic Street Preachers and David Arnold.
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