They haven't given up on it. They're just hiding it from us. It will grace us with its sheer awesomeness on the next album. It will rock. It will rock hard. It will be the first single, and take the radio by storm. It will cement My Morning Jacket's status as the greatest band of all time. All will be converted.
Just you wait. 8-)
Oddly enough, the other night at work I was thinking that it would be cool if this was resurrected for the new album.
What other originals do they have that were only played live?
umm.. there's I Can't Wait, Tonite I Want to Celebrate with you, and Weeks Go by Lie Days.
including lil billy all of those have been released elsewhere except I Can't Wait.
i wouldn't expect to be see any of them on the new record.