Annotated lyrics for The Hold Steady song 'The Swish' - Pills and powders baby. Powders and pills. / We spent the night last night in Beverly Hills. / There was this chick that looked like Beverly Sills. / We got killed. / Tights and skirts baby. skirts and tights. / We used to shake it up in Shaker Heights. / There was this chick she looked like Patty Smyth. / She seemed seemed shaky but nice. / She said my name is Rick Danko but people call me one-hour photo. / I've got some hazardous chemicals. / Drive around to the window. / She said my name is Robbie Robertson but people call me robo. / I blew red white and blue right into a tissue. / I came right over the counter just to kiss you. / Ginger and jack and four or five feminax. / Psycho eyes and a stovepipe hat. / A ray of light in white rayon slacks. / We got cracked. shoes and socks baby. socks and shoes. / We spent the night last night in Newport News. / This chick she looked just like Elisabeth Shue. / We got bruised. / She said my name is Steve Perry but people call me Circuit City. / I'm so well connected. my UPC is dialed into the system. / She said my name's Neal Schon but some people call me Nina Simone. / Some people call me Andre Cymone. / I've survived the eighties one time already. / And I don't recall them all that fondly. / It was a blockbuster summer. / Moving pictures helped us get through to September. / They made a movie about me and you. it was half nude and half true. / It was a bloodsucking summer. / I spent half the time trying to get paid from our savior. / Swishing though the city center. / I did a couple favors for some guys who looked like Tusken Raiders. /