Who's been neglecting this song? Do you mean Wilco isn't playing it anymore, that they're ignoring it? It's a beautiful melody--a Jay Bennett melody, like "California Stars." These two are my favorite of the Mermaid tracks, and Jay's harmony vocal on "She Came Along to Me," it's almost like a second lead vocal in a way. So, three favorites from Mermaid.
I love Jay's enormous 60s rocker "fur" coat in this video, like he's a member of Cream or something. Too hilarious. After the show, I told him how fantastic the coat was and he said, "What, that old thing?" with perfect timing. Of cour