Lin Mao-hsien, a professor of Chinese at Providence University in Taichung, argues that the evolution of the melodies and lyrics in Taiwanese pop tracks a shift from an agrarian to an industrial society.
回顧整個台語歌曲的流變，靜宜大學中文系專任講師林茂賢認為，台語歌曲的旋律或歌詞，印證著台灣社會由農業時代進入工商社會的變遷。