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"Death and the Maiden" is a song by New Zealand rock band The Verlaines . It was released as a single in 1983, and is arguably the most popular song in their discography. The 'B' side of the record was ''CD, Jimmy Jazz & Me''. ''Death and the Maiden'' later appeared on the 1987 album Juvenilia, which was a collection of The Verlaines early singles and EP's. New Zealand rock band Elemeno P released a cover version of this song on their 2005 album Trouble In Paradise . MEANING OF THE LYRICS ''You'll only end up like Rimbaud'' ''Get shot by Verlaine, Verlaine, Verlaine, Verlaine....'' The lyrics above refer to Paul Verlaine , who was a French poet in the 1800's. After going into a drunken rage, he shot his lover - fellow poet Arthur Rimbaud . Paul Verlaine was also the band's namesake. ''Shall we have our photo taken?'' ''We'll look like Death and the Maiden'' This is a reference to a , which shows a woman embracing a dead man. IN THE MEDIA
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