>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
AS JON AND I WERE SAYING EARLIER IN THE EVENING, HOW SAD WE ARE
THAT ARETHA FRANKLIN PASSED TODAY BECAUSE THE WORLD IS
POORER FOR HER NOT BEING HERE.
THERE IS NO QUEEN OF SOUL RIGHT NOW, AND SHE CAN NEVER BE
REPLACED.
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE HER PERFORM LIVE ONCE BACK IN 2015,
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I WAS THE HOST OF THE KENNEDY CENTER AWARDS HERE ON THE CBS
TELEVISION NETWORK, AND SHE WAS PLAYING "NATURAL WOMAN" FOR
CAROLE KING CENTER STAGE ON GRAND PIANO.
AND I WAS STANDING STAGE RIGHT JUST PAST THE CURTAIN WATCHING
HER.
AS SHE STARTED, I SAID TO THE MAN STANDING NEXT TO ME, ONE TO
HAVE THE STAGE HANDS, I SAID, MAN, I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN
HER YOUNGER WHEN SHE WAS IN FULL VOICE, AND BOY AM I STUPID.
( LAUGHTER ) BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.
( APPLAUSE ) ♪
♪ ♪ LOOKING OUT
ON THE MORNING RAIN ♪ I USED TO FEEL SO UNINSPIRED
AND WHEN I KNEW I HAD ♪ TO FACE ANOTHER DAY
LORD, IT MADE ME FEEL SO TIRED ♪ BEFORE THE DAY I MET YOU
LIFE WAS SO UNKIND ♪ BUT YOU'RE THE KEY
TO MY PEACE OF MIND ♪ 'CAUSE YOU MAKE ME FEEL
YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE
A NATURAL WOMAN ♪ WHEN MY SOUL WAS IN
THE LOST AND FOUND ♪ YOU CAME ALONG TO CLAIM IT
I DIDN'T KNOW JUST WHAT ♪ WAS WRONG WITH ME
'TIL YOUR KISS ♪ HELPED ME NAME IT
NOW I'M NO LONGER DOUBTFUL ♪ OF WHAT I'M LIVING FOR
AND IF I MAKE YOU HAPPY ♪ I DON'T NEED TO DO MORE
'CAUSE YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL
YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE ♪ A NATURAL WOMAN
♪ A NATURAL WOMAN YEAH!
OH, BABY, WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL
SO GOOD INSIDE ♪ AND I JUST WANT TO BE
CLOSE TO YOU ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO ALIVE
YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL
YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE ♪ A NATURAL WOMAN
YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL
YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE ♪ A NATURAL WOMAN
YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪
YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE ♪ A NATURAL WOMAN
YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL
YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE ♪ A NATURAL WOMAN
♪ AWOMAN ♪ ♪ A WOMAN ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )