no, you don't understand. this is what the cool people like. it says so in the title. it's a cool song. really. if you don't like it, you're therefore uncool. qed.
also, the barrett-goes-mopey thing was done to death in the late 70s. probably the best known act to develop out of the aesthetic is the cure, which is a more obvious influence - except robert smith would be loathe to release something this bland and boring.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsHvEOH60HU