"Sung in the new 'crying tune' style, this 'cry' of Yao's unleashed a veritable rain of tears that swept across all of Taiwan." So wrote Chen Chun-yu, manager of a record company, giving you some idea of the immense popularity of the original song.
「唱起新式的哭調仔來了，無疑他這一哭，竟哭得滿城風雨全省到處，」唱片公司主管陳君玉這樣為文寫道，可知當時這兩首歌曲的轟動流行。