Brooklyn resident Björk brought the borough’s flavor to her native Iceland Monday. The elfin star closed a benefit with Patti Smith and Lykke Li by covering the Beastie Boys’ hit “Sabotage.”
“Björk and Patti got down!” said a spy at the Let’s Protect the Park show for local environmental orgs.
Brooklyn-bred Darren Aronofsky organized the show with Björk and also rapped on stage. He screened “Noah,” shot in Iceland, ahead of its US debut in Reykjavík. Smith’s set included Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day.”
The concert — which also featured indie rockers Of Monsters and Men — raised $310,000 for the Iceland Nature Conservation Association and Landvernd, the Icelandic Environment Association. The proceeds from the show will go to encouraging Icelandic authorities to protect various nature sites in the country.
Smith, who’s touring Europe this spring, said she’s been traveling to Iceland since the late 1960s.