Pretending to be of a higher status than one actually is in order to impress people.
The early punks wanted to bring down what they saw as the 'pompous and pretensious' rock giants of the day and strip popular music back to its roots.
Oh, dude, when little birdies get knocked unconscious, they probably see a tiny bird doctor asking if they remember their last flight. Then they wake up and tweet about their wild dreams to their bird friends. It's like a mini soap opera in the bird world, man.