Janet Jackson：Meaning of I.D. (Interlude) Songmeaning

I.D. (Interlude) is a short interlude track from Janet Jackson's album Discipline. The song includes a brief conversation between Janet and her Japanese robotic assistant, Kyoko, who identifies and signs her into a media player. The conversation is meant to illustrate the theme of the album, which is discipline and control. The robotic voice represents a type of futuristic control in contrast to Jackson's more human side. The song acts as a segue to the next track on the album and serves as an introduction to the overall theme and concept of Discipline.