Yes. Even a classic song like Yesterday, which is objectively good by itself, benefitted from being performed by the era’s most popular musicians.

Dogs like The Long and Winding Road would never stand a chance without the Beatles' fame and pending breakup.

After I published this article, I read two related pieces. One was an article that made this whole point about music and artists better than I did. The second was an article explaining why Paul McCartney hated the released version of … Winding Road and the steps he took to try and prevent it from being released.

I feel quite vindicated.