▁opened ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁playing ▁" All ▁You ▁Need ▁Is ▁Love " ▁for ▁about ▁a ▁minute , ▁before ▁Martin , ▁speaking ▁from ▁the ▁studio ▁control ▁room , ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁or chestra ▁should ▁take ▁their ▁places ▁for ▁the ▁recording ▁as ▁the ▁t ape ▁was ▁re w ound . ▁The ▁BBC ▁present er , ▁Steve ▁Race , ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Beat les ▁had ▁just ▁recorded ▁this ▁performance ▁and ▁were ▁about ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁recording ▁live . ▁In ▁fact , ▁in ▁author ▁John ▁W inn ' s ▁description , ▁Race ' s ▁statements ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" st aged " ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁segment , ▁which ▁pur port ed ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁Beat les ▁at ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁studio : ▁the ▁opening ▁foot age ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁( mer ely ▁re he ars ing ▁over ▁the ▁backing ▁track ) ▁had ▁been ▁fil med ▁earlier , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁Martin ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁issu ing ▁instructions , ▁the ▁or chestra ▁were ▁already ▁se ated ▁in ▁Studio ▁ 1 . ▁The ▁Beat les , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁or chestra ▁and ▁the ▁studio ▁guests , ▁then ▁performed ▁the ▁entire ▁song , ▁over d ub bing ▁onto ▁the ▁pre - record ed ▁rh ythm ▁track . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁lead ▁and ▁backing ▁vocals ▁and ▁the ▁or chestra , ▁the ▁live ▁elements ▁were ▁McC art ney ' s ▁bass ▁guitar ▁part , ▁Harrison ' s ▁guitar ▁solo ▁and ▁St arr ' s ▁drums . ▁In ▁the ▁opinion ▁of ▁music ▁critic ▁Rich ie ▁Unter berger , ▁the ▁performance