Q Lazzarus is a female American singer, best known as a one hit wonder for the 1988 song "Goodbye Horses

Goodbye Horses

"Goodbye Horses" is a 1988 song sung by Q Lazzarus. It was written and produced by William Garvey. There are three versions of the song, of lengths 3:12, 4:20, and the extended version at 6:28....

", which was featured in Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Modine.Michelle Pfeiffer, in something of a departure from her previous roles, gave an acclaimed lead performance as a gangster's widow from Brooklyn, opposite Matthew Modine as the...

, The Silence of the Lambs (the Buffalo Bill song), Clerks II

Clerks II

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, Lakai Footwear's Fully Flared

Fully Flared

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, Rockstar's videogame Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV

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, EA's videogame Skate 3

Skate 3

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, and TV shows Family Guy

Family Guy

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(imitating Silence of the Lambs) and Nip Tuck. The music and lyrics of the song were written by William Garvey. It was originally recorded by Q Lazzarus in 1988, but later re-released as a single in 1991, with a greater duration, as a result of its appearance in Silence of the Lambs. The infamous scene in which the track plays has garnered it the popular nickname "The Buffalo Bill

Jame Gumb

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Q Lazzarus appeared in the 1986 film "Something Wild

Something Wild

The 2008 edition of the album does contain the hidden keyboard solo that was originally at the end of "Touch Like Angel of Death", but it is at the end of the bonus song "Mass Hypnosis".-Personnel:Children of Bodom*Alexi Laiho – vocals, lead guitar...

" performing "The Candle Goes Away" and the 1993 film Philadelphia

Philadelphia (film)

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performing "Heaven" from the Talking Heads

Talking Heads

Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...

 album Fear of Music

Fear of Music (album)

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. She also contributed music to the 1996 underground film "Twisted

Twisted

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Q Lazzarus is known for having a husky contralto

Contralto

Contralto is the deepest female classical singing voice, with the lowest tessitura, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. It typically ranges between the F below middle C to the second G above middle C , although at the extremes some voices can reach the E below middle C or the second B above...

voice. Before she was discovered as a singer, she worked as a taxi driver in New York City. The band dissolved at some point before 1996. Apart from Q, Mark Barrett and songwriter William Garvey, nothing is publicly known about the other band members.

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