Aretha Franklin: The Agony and Ecstasy of the Queen of Soul
(WorldNews Music)

At the end of 2015, Aretha Franklin - who died on 16 August - turned up at the 38th Annual Kennedy Centre Honors to surprise Carole King, one of the award recipients that year. King looked pleased to see her, expecting her to say a few words about her career perhaps. Instead, you see Franklin sit down at the piano and it suddenly dawns on King that she might perform. Franklin starts playing and King´s jaw drops when she hears the opening line: `Looking out, on the morning rain....` The camera pans to President Obama, who wipes away a tear. `Before the day I met you, life was so unkind...` Every note of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, which was written by King, is executed with...