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VIDEO: Carol King reacts to her Kennedy Center honor salute from Aretha Franklin

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buzzz worthy. . . Aretha Franklin delivers world class entertainment at the 2015 Kennedy Center honors Singer/Songwriter Carol Kng at the Kennedy enter Honors on Dec.6, 2015. Kennedy Center Honor recipient, Carol King forgot she was the guest of the president when it was her turn to be feted during the Tuesday night airing of the "38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors" on CBS. Acting as if she was in the room all alone, Carol stood to her feet some, gawked and gasped some, did the church praise wave some and sang along to the lyrics she wrote, all the while having that kid-in-a-candy store flicker in her eyes.  Who elicited such a response from the honoree? Aretha. Franklin.  ("Re Re" as the veteran entertainer is affectionately known, will make you go there.  Take you straight to church, no matter what she is singing.)  There she was, right before King's eyes.   The Queen of Soul was singing the song  that put King on the proverbial map over 40 year...