If you were very into club kid culture in the 1980s and also felt alienated as someone who struggled to fit in as a kid, this song probably resonated with you quite a bit back in the day.
For kids in the 1980s, their parents probably hated new wave. Imagine little Jimmy coming home with a Devo record. What. Is. This? Awesome is what it is. And if you were an 80s kid, you most certainly ...