If you ask today's kids if they are aware that the rise of Taiwanese music has paralleled that of the democracy movement and the opening up of society, that it has struggled with mainstream disapproval, poor ticket sales and experimentation before finally achieving its current success, they'll probably tell you: "Chill out.
若是問起青少年可知道台語歌曲曾隨著台灣民主運動、社會開放的歷程，一路攀爬過社會批評、票房考驗、音樂實驗的叢林與沼澤，才到今日的開花結果？他們的回答可能會是：「放輕鬆，就唱歌ㄇㄟ，快別那麼ㄍ一ㄥ（緊張）了。」