Death and the Maiden (The Verlaines song)

''You'll only end up like Rimbaud''Get shot by Verlaine, Verlaine, Verlaine, Verlaine.... The lyrics above refer to Paul Verlaine, a 19th-century French poet. After going into a drunken rage, Verlaine shot his lover – fellow poet Arthur Rimbaud in July 1873. The Verlaines took their name from the French poet. Shall we have our photo taken?''We'll look like Death and the Maiden'' This is a most likely a reference to a print of the same name by Edvard Munch. The image is reproduced on the label of the Verlaines' side of the "Dunedin Double" EP, which was issued the year before the release of "Death and the Maiden". ==In the media==

• Featured in New Zealand movie Scarfies and on its soundtrack release. ==References==