Naturally, he had two options: either let the audience sing the song themselves, or let the school play a recording over the loud speakers.
However, it appears that Nicholson is a different animal. With just an acoustic guitar and a microphone, the high school student stood by himself in the center of the field before the game began.
It is not surprising that the video has become a viral success and has repeatedly regained popularity because he immediately sang one of the greatest renditions of the American national anthem that we have ever heard.
The fact that the video, which was first posted in 2018, is still as amazing and relevant today is proof of Nicholson’s vocal prowess.
It was awesome. At the time, Nicholson told the Baltimore Sun, “I think I knew 90 percent of the people sitting in those stands, and they didn’t know I was doing it ’til I brought my guitar out.”
