| ACH | "___ Tannenbaum" (16th-century folk song that inspired a carol) |
| WENCESLAUS | Sainted king who inspired a carol |
| JUMPAROUND | 1992 House of Pain song that inspired a bouncing dance craze: 2 wds. |
| UCANTTOUCHTHIS | 1990 MC Hammer song that inspired a hip-hop dance craze: 4 wds. |
| BILLIEJEAN | 1983 Michael Jackson song that inspired a moonwalk dance craze: 2 wds. |
| SAYSO | Doja Cat song that inspired a viral TikTok dance |
| GAGA | Radio ___ (Queen song that inspired a pop singer's stage name): 2 wds. |
| RUBYTUESDAY | Rolling Stones song that inspired a restaurant name |
| TZENA | Tripled, it's a folk song that invites you to "Come and Dance the Hora" |
| WHISKEYINTHEJAR | Irish folk song that was a Grammy-winning vehicle for Metallica |
| TOMDOOLEY | Folk song that was a #1 hit for the Kingston Trio |
| SIXTEENTONS | Folk song that begins, "Some people say a man is made out of mud" |
| DOOLEY | "Tom ___" (classic folk song that became a #1 hit in 1958) |
| LAMMIE | Andrew ___, folk song that is Child Ballad 233, versions of which have been recorded by The Boys of the Lough, Ewan MacColl, Martin Simpson and Kate Rusby |
| COTTONEYEDJOE | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| THERISINGSUN | The House Of ___, traditional folk song that was covered by The Animals in 1964 (3,6,3) |
| SHAKE | "Harlem ___" (2013 hit song that inspired many video memes) |
| MTA | Kingston Trio song that inspired the Boston subway's CharlieCard |
| MARGARITAVILLE | *Jimmy Buffett song that inspired the name of his resort chain |
| ASIF | Neil Diamond song that inspired "Clueless"? |