# Medleys

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medleys/391581>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 10, 2007, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medleys/391581 "2007-02-10T00:41:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medleys/391581/1 "2007-02-10T00:41:36Z")

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(Perhaps OpalCat should be answering this.)

How many songs are needed for something to be called a medley? I say three. I’ve heard of two songs being combined, but it doesn’t quite seem like a medley. Not sure what it should be called, though.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medleys/391581/2 "2007-02-10T02:27:50Z")

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Two songs sung right after each other are often called a medley. It’s whatever the performer decides to call a medley.

If that bothers you, you could just say the two songe segue into each other.