personnel lou reed lead vocals , lead guitar john cale celesta , viola , piano sterling morrison bass maureen tucker percussion nico backing vocals cover versions '' sunday morning '' has been covered by various bands , including rusty , villagers , bettie serveert , beck , chris coco & nick cave , nina hagen , james , oh-ok , elizabeth cook , ny loose , the feelies , orchestral manoeuvres in the dark , the queers , strawberry switchblade , wally pleasant , and matthew sweet & susanna hoffs .