This was one of the first songs from Music
fans heard about. In an interview during the production of the album
Mirwais said "We worked on this song called 'I Deserve It'
and I really like it, I think it's one of the best of the album."
This song is clearly dedicated to 'the Guy that was meant for her'.
Performing in London she explicitly dedicated the song to her husband.
In one interview however Madonna was asked if she had written a song
for her son Rocco and she answered "Well, 'I Deserve It' could
be about him."
Tour
During
the Drowned World Tour
in Barcelona, I was standing front row on the right corner of
the stage when Madonna rose out of the stage, sitting on a few
bales of hay. Playing the acoustic guitar she sang I Deserve It,
which was really touching. When she performed it in London she
dedicated the song to her husband Guy Ritchie, "the coolest
guy in the universe". Remember she once dedicated the True
Blue album to "her husband, the coolest guy in the universe",
but that was a different husband!