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🎤continues as the Neptune Library Archives highlights the career of Neptune musician Q. 🎶

When scrolling through endless TikTok and Instagram posts, you’ve probably come across an influencer using the song “Goodbye Horses” by Q Lazzarus as background music. But who was ?

After graduating from Neptune High School in 1979, Q Lazzarus, aka Diane Luckey, moved to New York City to write songs and break into the music business. As a struggling artist, Luckey drove a yellow cab to pay the bills. On one fateful day, film director Jonathan Demme climbed into the back of Luckey’s taxi while she was singing. Demme liked what he heard and decided to include Luckey’ song “Goodbye Horses” on the Silence of the Lambs soundtrack. Luckey made an on-screen appearance in another Demme film, Philadelphia, where in one scene she sings a cover of the Talking Heads’ “Heaven.”

Despite passing away in 2022, interest in Luckey’s career was rekindled by the 2024 documentary “Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus.”

Interested in donating your Q Lazzarus memorabilia to the Neptune Library Archives? Contact us at [email protected] or call 732.775.8241. Ask for Christine 💕

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Happy 🎸 Roctober 🎸 from the Neptune Library Archives! Tune in every week for highlights from Neptune’s local music scene 🎤

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