Cheng's songs became popular in spite of not having been commercially distributed, demonstrating the resiliency that Taiwanese music has gained by being rooted in the hearts of the people. Although the major record labels are facing tough times and releasing fewer albums, many artists are still getting their work to the public through independent labels.
鄭智仁的台灣歌謠未經過商業發行即已傳唱不已，證明了台語歌謠根植於土地的強韌生命力。現時唱片工業備受考驗，唱片發行量銳減，但許多對台語歌謠懷著熱情的創作人卻也以獨立唱片公司發行的方式，發表自己的作品。