Solution to Evan Birnholz’s July 26 Post Magazine crossword, “Smash Hits”

I wasn’t sure if I should use only No. 1 hit songs for both pieces of the theme answers, which likely would have meant no overlapping third song. Instead, I stuck with an overlapping song while trying to find the wackiest possible phrases I could. Taking this route might have meant asking solvers to figure out the names of songs they have heard before — music themes can be a tightrope walk that way — but hey, finding out about different music is always a good thing, in my opinion.