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The Triplets - Boys (1984/1986)

They weren't just called The Triplets; they were actually triplets. Diana, Sylvia and Vicky Villegas were born a few minutes apart in Mexico before taking up residence in seemingly every state in the continental U.S. After settling on New York, the girls hooked up with producer-manager Glenn McDermott, and "Boys" was born. A music video was sent off to the music (or what-have-you) network currently bringing the world such delightful deep-state propaganda as "My Son Is Now My Daughter But Will Soon Be My Gender-Non-Binary Purple Penguin" and "Pedophile Marriage: The Most Important Civil Rights Fight of Our Time?" It was accepted for the 3rd season of their "Basement Tapes" program. "Boys" made its premiere on the show on October 9, 1984 on the last semi-finals round, an episode that was seemingly rigged for SoCal acts -- there were 4 of them competing -- except for the fact that most were shoved into the bad slots. The lone New York act in the running, The Triplets were stuck in 2nd place through most of the Current Standings shown while the phone lines were still open. But they eeked out a win when the lines closed, rumored to have only done so by a few hundred votes. McDermott was determined at all costs to get them the win -- along with the record deal with Elektra that was on the line -- and he set up a call center, offering to pick up the tab in the end (each vote cost 50 cents). Did he pull off the semi-finals win for them? Yeah, probably. This not being "American Idol," there were only a reported 20,000 votes being cast each episode at this point, and 7000 of those were usually enough to clinch a round. A month later, on November 13, 1984, finals were held, and McDermott did it for them again, presumably with some help from actual fans this time, as their finals win was a little more decisive. They were in the lead the whole time and won by 3% of the vote, rather than 1%. (Fittingly, "Boys" beat out 2 songs with "Girl" in the title.) Although everyone loves a good ol' rock and roll rivalry, I'm happy to report that the guitarist of the band who came in 2nd in finals did a press conference right after their defeat in order to extend the olive branch and congratulate them on their win. Just kidding. He called The Triplets "disgusting" and said their song was so shitty, Elektra shouldn't even sign them. More bees with honey, that one. The Triplets were the second band in a row made up entirely of siblings to win "Basement Tapes". Unlike the first, who won a deal with EMI America, Elektra made good on their grand prize offer, and the sisters received the EP and new music video that were their prizes for receiving the most votes that season. That EP, "Break the Silence," hit stores in January, 1986 and the new music video, "Translate," directed by Julia Heyward (whose own band, T-Venus, had a slightly-less impressive finish on the November, 1983 edition of "Basement Tapes" -- she placed last), premiered on the "music" network that March. They also received 2 months of rotation and 35 grand in music equipment from sponsor, Yamaha... which most people would probably prefer not to win. A new version of "Boys" was done for the EP, produced by Chic's Bernard Edwards, which utilized the same vocal track. The clip was put back out into the marketplace by June of 1986 to accommodate the second single in its new punched-up mix, with some edits and revisions to match the rerecording. Vicky presumably wasn't happy with the new band Elektra and Edwards gifted them, as it meant the firing of her future husband, Jeff Myers, who doubled as their bassist. The band themselves were soon fired from Elektra. Their loss. "Translate" had hit potential. The Triplets enjoyed some success in the early '90s on other labels, as the other labels they snagged deals with via the traditional route actually promoted them. They made the Billboard charts with their second record, "Thicker than Water," and its parent single, "You Don't Have to Go Home Tonight," a Top 15 hit on the Hot 100, along with a half dozen other chart entries, most notably "Algo Mas Que Amor," which nearly hit #1 on Billboard's Spanish-language chart. Still performing as The Triplets -- albeit not with Diana -- you can catch them down south in Kentucky these days. Directed by Peter Tarshis, here are both versions of "Boys." The 1984 version is first and the 1986 version second. Besides their two competition segments, The Triplets made 2 additional appearances on "Basement Tapes" in 1985, receiving an update for the original version of "Boys" on the July 14, 1985 "All-Stars" special, hosted by a typically-jovial Dennis DeYoung, and on the December 8, 1985 semi-finals show, co-hosted by a typically-obnoxious Frank Zappa, when they were on the judging panel that selected which videos would air. Did they vote for the 6 bands who made the cut? Dunno, let's ask 'em!