When Clay Jensen receives a set of 13 tapes, the mystery of why former classmate and friend, Hannah Baker, committed suicide is answered in Jay Asher’s debut mystery novel, 13 Reasons Why. Whether you’re planning on re-reading the novel following the TV show adaptations finale or picking up this fantastic piece of fiction for the first time, why not read it whilst listening to this fan made book playlist we created?
Whether you’ve read the book and looking to reminisce, or just want to find some new songs to add to your playlist, enjoy this little trip down “memory book lane”! You can also find our playlist on Spotify!
[Tapes Received] – Way Down We Go by KALEO
Oh, Father tell me, do we get what we deserve? / Whoa, we get what we deserve / And way down we go / Way down we go / Say way down we go / Way down we go
[Date With Justin] – White Horse by Taylor Swift
That I’m not a princess, this ain’t a fairy tale / I’m not the one you’ll sweep off her feet, / Lead her up the stairwell / This ain’t Hollywood, this is a small town, / I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
[Alex’s List] – High School Never Ends by Bowling For Soup
The whole damned world is just as obsessed / With who’s the best dressed and who’s having sex / Who’s got the money, who gets the honeys / Who’s kinda cute and who’s just a mess / And you still don’t have the right look / And you don’t have the right friends / Nothing changes but the faces, the names and the trends / High school never ends
[Jessica & The Rumours] – Rumour Has It by Adele
All of these words whispered in my ear / Tell a story that I cannot bear to hear / Just ’cause I said it, it don’t mean that I meant it / People say crazy things / Just ’cause I said it, don’t mean that I meant it / Just ’cause you heard it / Rumor has it, ooh / Rumor has it, ooh
[Tyler, The Stalker] – Creep by Kina Grannis
When you were here before / Couldn’t look you in the eye / Just like an angel / Your skin makes me cry / You float like a feather / In a beautiful world / I wish I was special / You’re so very special / But I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo / What the hell am I doing here? / I don’t belong here
[Courtney’s Lie] – Bad Liar (Stripped Version) by Imagine Dragons
So look me in the eyes, tell me what you see / Perfect paradise, tearin’ at the seams / I wish I could escape it, I don’t wanna fake it / Wish I could erase it, make your heart believe
[Marcus, My Dollar Valentine] – Bloody Valentine by Machine Gun Kelly
I don’t do fake love, but I’ll take some from you tonight / I know I’ve got to go but I might just miss the flight / I can’t stay forever, let’s play pretend / And treat this night like it’ll happen again / You’ll be my bloody valentine tonight
[Zach’s Thievery] – Sinners by Lauren Aquilina
Our lives are stories, waiting to be told / In search of silver linings, we discovered gold / And judgment taught us that our hearts were wrong / But they’re the ones that we’ll look down upon / The rules say our emotions don’t comply / But we’ll defy the rules until we die / So let’s be sinners to be saints / And let’s be winners by mistake
[Ryan, The True Poet] – Stolen by Talia Mar
I thought they were my songs, my words / It’s your voice / I wrote the story you wrote cheques so you think that i’m your toy / They used to be my songs / My words, my voice / But you were in the room / So you told them it was our noise / And I’m Stolen / My pride and my ego are broken / Does that mean you win? / I lost hoping, left my heart too wide open / I let those thieves in / I was so nearly stolen
[Clay & Tony’s Talk] – Hold Me While You Wait by Lewis Capaldi
Tell me more, tell me something I don’t know / Could we come close to havin’ it all? / If you’re gonna waste my time / Let’s waste it right / And hold me while you wait / I wish that I was good enough (hold me while you wait) / If only I could wake you up (hold me while you wait) / My love, my love, my love, my love
[Clay’s Kiss] – It’s OK by Frida Sundemo
Oh, it’s ok / This is what it feels like / And it’s ok to tear down what’s been a wall / It’s been a wait / Now this is how life strikes / And this is what it feels like / To be alive / To be alive / To be alive / Yeah, this is what it feels like / This is how life strikes / This is what it feels like
[Bryce Rapes Jessica] – R.I.P 2 My Youth by The Neighbourhood
Put me in the dirt, let me dream with the stars / Throw me in a box with the oxygen off / You gave me the key then you locked every lock / When I can’t breathe, I won’t ask you to stop / When I can’t breathe, don’t call for a cop / I was naive and hopeful and lost / Now I’m aware and trapped in my thoughts / What do I do? What do I do? / I don’t believe it if I don’t keep proof / I don’t believe it if I don’t know you / I don’t believe it if it’s on the news or on the Internet
[Jenny & The Accident] – This Woman’s Work by Greg Laswell
Pray God / You can cope / I stand outside this woman’s work / This woman’s world / Ooh / It’s hard on the man / Now his part is over / Now starts the craft of the father / I know you have a little life in you yet / I know you have a lot of strength left / I know you have a little life in you yet / I know you have a lot of strength left
[Bryce Rapes Hannah] – Gallows by Katie Garfield
Fire is burning / Casting a shadow / People are watching / Waiting for the fall / Whispers are creeping / Under the gallows / People are talking / We could lose it all / Tell them something is coming / There’s blood in the water / Give them a warning / Let it all come crashing down / Burn the castle to the ground / Hang the lies, no disguise / It’s our time / Let it all come / Down down, down
[Mr. Porter & The Final Chance] – Til It Happens To You by Lady GaGa
You tell me hold your head up / Hold your head up and be strong / ‘Cause when you fall, you gotta get up / You gotta get up and move on / Tell me, how the hell could you talk / How could you talk? / ‘Cause until you walk where I walk / It’s just all talk / ‘Til it happens to you, you don’t know / How it feels
[Tapes Sent & Skye] Bird Set Free by Sia
But there’s a scream inside that we all try to hide / We hold on so tight, we cannot deny / Eats us alive, oh it eats us alive, oh / Yes, there’s a scream inside that we all try to hide / We hold on so tight, but I don’t wanna die, no / I don’t wanna die, I don’t wanna die, yeah / And I don’t care if I sing off key / I find myself in my melodies / I sing for love, I sing for me / I shout it out like a bird set free
