The first album from the late Q Lazzarus, an artist best known for her song “Goodbye Horses” which featured prominently in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, will finally arrive in 2025.
Q Lazzarus was the stage name of Diane Luckey, a New Jersey-born singer and songwriter who rose to prominence after a series of collaborations with the director Jonathan Demme, from 1986’s Something Wild to 1993’s Philadelphia; rumor has it, Luckey was a taxi driver throughout the ’80s as her music career struggled, which changed one day when she picked up Demme and played him her music (to which he responded, “Oh my God, what is this and who are you?”). Her band, Q Lazzarus and the Resurrection, broke up in 1996, after which Luckey disappeared from the public eye.
She eventually resurfaced in 2018 after fans tracked her down, revealing, “I just wanted people to know I am still alive, I have no interest in singing anymore. I am a bus driver in Staten Island (I have been for YEARS).” Luckey passed away in 2022 at age 61, and in her obituary, those close to Luckey confirmed she was working on a career-spanning project. “At the time of her death, Diane was finishing work on a feature documentary about her life and music with filmmaker and friend, Eva Aridjis. The film will be released in 2023, along with an album of songs spanning her entire musical career.”
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Now, over two years later, those projects — both her first-ever album and a documentary about her life — will arrive in 2025. The film has, technically, already arrived; Brooklyn Vegan reported this month that the Eva Aridjis film, titled Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus, would be screened in New York City and Los Angeles, with an early 2025 streaming release confirmed.
The film’s logline reads, “An intimate journey through the life of singer Diane Luckey also known as Q Lazzarus, narrated through her own words, lyrics and music. The exceptionally talented but vastly under-appreciated Q, who sang the cult hit song ‘Goodbye Horses,’ reveals the reason behind her mysterious 25-year-long disappearance and paves the way towards her re-emergence, with stories heartbreaking, hilarious and moving.”
As for the album, the record label Sacred Bones has confirmed today (Luckey’s birthday) that they’ll be releasing Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus in February. The album will be released digitally, on vinyl, and as an extended 2xCD edition; the tracklist features several unreleased songs, recorded between 1985 and 1995 and curated from Luckey’s archive of cassette recordings and digital tapes. Pre-orders are on-going. See the tracklist, artwork, and film poster below.
Revisit Q Lazzarus’ new wave classic, “Goodbye Horses.”
Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus Album Artwork:
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<p><strong><em>Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus </em>Vinyl Tracklist:</strong><br />01 “Goodbye Horses” (Single Edit)”<br />02 “Heaven”<br />03 “I See Your Eyes”<br />04 “A Fools Life”<br />05 “Summertime”<br />06 “My Mistake”<br />07 “Hellfire”<br />08 “Don’t Let Go”<br />09 “Bang Bang”<br />10 “Goodbye Horses (New Wave Version)”</p>
<p><strong><em>Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus </em>Digital Tracklist:</strong><br />01 “Goodbye Horses (New Wave Version)”<br />02 “Heaven”<br />03 “I See Your Eyes”<br />04 “A Fool’s Life”<br />05 “Summertime”<br />06 “My Mistake”<br />07 “Hellfire”<br />08 “Don’t Let Go”<br />09 “Bang Bang”<br />10 “Flesh For Sale”<br />11 “I Don’t Want To Love You Anymore”<br />12 “Fathers, Mothers, And Children Dying In The Street”<br />13 “Love Lust”<br />14 “Home”<br />15 “Momma Never Said”<br />16 “The Time Is Right (Dare)”<br />17 “Only You Can Light The Candle”<br />18 “Love Dance”<br />19 “Take The Time”<br />20 “Be Mine”<br />21 “It Don’t Mean Nothing”</p>
<p><strong><em>Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus </em>CD Tracklist:</strong><br />01 “Goodbye Horses (Single Edit)”<br />02 “Heaven”<br />03 “I See Your Eyes”<br />04 “A Fools Life”<br />05 “Summertime”<br />06 “My Mistake”<br />07 “Hellfire”<br />08 “Don’t Let Go”<br />09 “Bang Bang”<br />10 “Goodbye Horses (New Wave Version)”<br />11 “Flesh For Sale”<br />12 “I Don’t Want To Love You Anymore”<br />13 “The Candle Goes Away”<br />14 “Fathers, Mothers, And Children Dying In The Street”<br />15 “Love Lust”<br />16 “Home”<br />17 “Momma Never Said”<br />18 “The Time Is Right (Dare)”<br />19 “Only You Can Light The Candle”<br />20 “Love Dance”<br />21 Take The Time”<br />22 Be Mine”<br />23 It Don’t Mean Nothing”</p>
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