The poem was set to the tune of a popular British song written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a men's social club in London. Key was inspired by the large American flag, the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the American victory. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written on September 14, 1814, by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Rickey Minor, Houston's musical director, later told USA Today " thought the harmonies were too different, that it was sacrilegious."."The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. However, Whitney's publicist Regina Brown said: "Our understanding is Whitney sang live into a live microphone." See more: Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder's duet of 'We Didn't Know' is mind-blowing They didn't want any feedback, they didn't want any technical difficulties. "The reason it was pre-recorded was, that was a moment that no one wanted any mistakes. Producer Jimmy Jam told Associated Press in 2004: "Whitney, when she did the national anthem, which was the greatest national anthem that we ever heard, what we heard over the air was pre-recorded.
See more: Remember when George Michael and Whitney Houston released a single together? There has also since been speculation over whether Whitney was singing live or reportedly lip-syncing to a pre-recorded song, that famous day in 1991. Whitney was belting out the powerful song to a nation on tenterhooks it was ten days after the start of the Persian Gulf War and millions of people watched as the patriotic performer sang the national anthem to a world holding its breath. The patriotic emotion of the song resonated deeply with the public, so much so that it was re-released as a single in the aftermath of Septemterrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre. The version of the song was so popular - and now widely regarded as the best of all time - that the singer released it as a charity single to raise funds for soldiers and families of those fighting the 1991 war. QUIZ: How well do you know Whitney Houston's song lyrics? Whitney was belting out the powerful song to a nation on tenterhooks it was ten days after the start of the Persian Gulf War and millions of people watched as the patriotic performer sang the national anthem to a world in conflict.
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