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"Goodbye Horses", the original version, was released in 1988 by the artist Q Lazzarus, who is an African-American female vocalist from the USA. Before she was discovered as a singer, she worked as a taxi driver in New York. The lyrics and music were written by William Garvey and the UK guitarist, Mark Barrett (In 1996 he performed with the electro project "Inertia"), joined the band later, as the single was re-leased in a long version to capitalize on the success of the movie "Silence Of The Lambs". "Goodbye Horses" first officially appeared on the soundtrack to Jonathan Demme's film "Married To The Mob" in 1988. "Goodbye Horses" was released as a single in 1991 together with the b-side song, "White Lines", when it became more noticeably featured in Jonathan Demme's film, "Silence Of The Lambs", as the background music to Buffalo Bill's self-admiring dance in front of his mirror. He (Buffalo Bill) even sings along to it ever so slightly. Here we have our stars searching the meaning of this all, while our psycho sews a new skin suit! The song features prominently in Kevin Smith's "Clerks 2" in a satirical homage to this famous scene. The meaning: In an Eastern philosophy, "horses" are symbolic/representative of the 5 senses - the things that keep us tied to the physical/material plane of existence. When you can transcend the limitations of these senses and achieve a higher level of consciousness, you are leaving the "horses" behind - "flying over them." The song is about someone who was so affected by something emotionally (A loss? A breakup?), they decide to give up the things that keep them tied to this world by emotion. At some point, Q Lazzarus dissolved and each band member went their own seperate way. Except for Q Lazzarus herself, Mark Barrett, and William Garvey (songwriter), nothing is known about the other members.
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