Goodbye Horses
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Goodbye Horses is a song written by William Garvey and performed by Q Lazzarus, the name of the band as well as the black lead female singer, in 1988. The song is notably featured in the film Silence of the Lambs during the "Buffalo Bill" serial killer dance scene. Originally in the film, Clarice Starling discussed both sheep and horses during the ranch slaughter ordeal; the script was shortened to only include the lambs, but the song remained.
The song is not featured on the Silence of the Lambs soundtrack, although it appears on the soundtrack of the 1988 film Married to the Mob, also directed by Jonathan Demme. In 1991, Q Lazzarus released an extended version of Goodbye Horses to capitalize on the success of Silence of the Lambs (and the lack of the song on the motion picture soundtrack).
The song has also been covered by the bands Psyche and Carrier Flux.