we did discover this remarkable woman, carole king. >> carole king made the transition from being behindt i feel the sky tumbling down ♪ ♪ i feel my heart start to tremble ♪ ♪ whenever you're around >> carole king is the embodiment of what happens. because in the '60s she is trying to write hit songs for other people. then in the '70s with "tapestry," the definition of an album of self-expression. let me go into my house in laurel canyon and tell you about my life. >> after church you always went out for pancakes. if you were lucky enough to ride in one of the girl's cars, you know what you are listening to? "tapestry." >> there were a lot of very important women who were some of the most significant writers and contributors to music at the time. >> we are going to do a song written by john david sausser one of my favorite california songwriters and one of my favorite singers. it's called "faithless love." >> she was in many ways my greatest collaborator. i became a professional songwriter because of the best voice of my generation was doing my songs. ♪ faithless love like a river flows

. ♪ ♪ while other musicians, cindy lauper and carol king have brought their music to the broadway stagebilly joe armstrong. >> dent want to be an american idiot. >> as composers and actors. in their own broadway show. >> the people that i am close to, the things i do professionally, my, my colleagues, my best friends, my boyfriend. all of these things have come to me because of this show. and, it's -- it's beautiful. >> for "nightline," gio benitez in new york. >> well "the mix" is next. "let life in with new herbal essences bursting with argan oil of morocco and notes of jasmine to put more life in your head. and now with the power of bio:renew to put more life in your hair. try new herbal essences and let life in" i'm about to pop a cap of "mmm fresh" in that washer with unstopables in-wash scent boosters by downy. because this scent lasts up to 12 weeks, which is longer than any relationship i've ever been in. >>> time for "the mix." starting with, a very special tourism campaign, you could stay. small town in italy, in the mountainous region in northwest italy. only 394 people live

and while other musicians, cyndi lauper and carole king, have brought their music to the broadway stage sting and billy joe armstrong. ♪ don't want to be an american idiot ♪ >> as both composers and act rors new media ♪ >> in their own broadway show. do you think you're going to continue in that role on broadway possibly doing other shows? >> i certainly would love to revisit the composer hat and write another show. >> reporter: an opportunity she says that has completely allowed her to change her life. >> the people that i'm close to, the things that i do professionally, my colleagues, my best friend, my boyfriend, like all of these things have come to me because of this show. and it's really beautiful. >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm gio benitez in new york. >>> up next here, the singer of "starships" nicki minaj paying some college tuition for a few lucky twitter followers. the tweet that started it all. ♪ were meant to fly ♪ hands up and touch the sky ♪ can't stop because i'm so high ♪ ♪ let's do it one more time (vo) more "dper rollres for mom" more "doing chores for dad" per roll

for the working stiff who lost his industrial job, not for the person who is tired of watching carole king dance with hillary or anything like that. here's a guy, to cover his own rear end, has just fired the guy prosecuting or investigating him. i think the average guy on route 40 having a drink tonight along the old state roads is looking, that guy did what i would have done, but i'm not president of the united states. >> and to those people who are out there caring about jobs, caring about health care, tax reform, the economy, to ayesha's point, look what this does to his domestic agenda. congress is going to show up tomorrow and they are supposed to be talking about health care, about tax reform. you know what they're going to be talking about now? russia and comey. it's a huge distraction. >> i don't think it hurts him one bit with his base. i don't think it hurts him one bit. >> you're so cynical. they like comey. comey was the guy that got hillary, and he's firing the guy that got hillary. >> but he didn't recommend charges, so a lot of them will say, well, he didn't recommend charg

[laughter] carol: they actually offered, basically, a kingship to washington, and he said, absolutely not. i did not fight for years for independence to become a king. but they were in a difficult circumstance, because european powers -- there was a lot of aristocratic behavior on behalf of the diplomats -- on the part of the diplomats. they were trying to feel their way into how properly to behave. annette: i think if jefferson had had a wife. there was a scandal when the ambassador from great britain comes, and jefferson greets him in a bathrobe and slippers. like, who are you? he is sending a message. i think if he had a wife, she would have said, put some clothes on. lesley: we have a request for us to talk about michelle obama as first lady, and how she handled the role, and how she helped develop the obama presidency. the image of the obama presidency. annette: i think it is pretty clear that they were a team. she, having been sort of a high-powered person herself, turned that into -- brought that energy to being first lady. very outspoken. i think there might have been some tripwires for her. lesley: i'd say. carol: wearing a sleeveless dres