Third-person Narrative Songs That Don't Suck

For whatever reason, I really don't like narrative songs about made-up characters. I'm not sure why, it just sounds cheesy to me. I'm sure there are some exceptions, but I can't think of any right now.
It's especially bad if the songwriter sees fit to name the character. Even worse, is songs that aren't particularly narrative, but still have a cast of characters in them. Just strikes me as such a cheap songwriting gimmick. For some reason, first-person narratives don't seem to bother me much.
Any one else have this reaction? What are some exceptions?