Can't move songs to custom play list

Hello!  I have iPhoto '11 9.2.3 and have a little dilemma.  In creating a slideshow, I'm trying to move music into a custom play list, but when I do, the song will become an icon, and I'll even get the little green plus sign when I move it into the custom playlist box, but the song won't release.  I've tried the following:
Moving it out the side of the dialogue box and then sideways back in.
Pressing enter once the icon is in the box
Holding down control while moving it
More . . .
It's like the song just won't release once it's grabbed.
Incidentally, it's the same thing when trying to move pictures within the slideshow.  They'll grab but not release.  The icon even stays with the mouse pointer when I move it to another application.  So weird.....
I've also tried:
Checking for updates: mine is updated
Closing and restarting the app
Shutting down the computer and restarting
I've done a ton of slideshows and have never had this problem.  Any ideas?
Computer Specs:
MacBook Pro 2008
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1067 MHZ DDR3
250 GB HD (yeah, it's small, I know)
Thanks in advance for your help!

I'd check he settings on your Mouse or Trackpad for starters.
Other than that:
Try trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder.
(On 10.7: Hold the option (or alt) key while clicking on the Go menu in Finder to access the User Library)
(Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)
What's the plist file?
For new users: Every application on your Mac has an accompanying plist file. It records certain User choices. For instance, in your favourite Word Processor it remembers your choice of Default Font, on your Web Browser is remembers things like your choice of Home Page. It even recalls what windows you had open last if your app allows you to pick up from where you left off last. The iPhoto plist file remembers things like the location of the Library, your choice of background colour, whether you are running a Referenced or Managed Library, what preferences you have for autosplitting events and so on. Trashing the plist file forces the app to generate a new one on the next launch, and this restores things to the Factory Defaults. Hence, if you've changed any of these things you'll need to reset them. If you haven't, then no bother. Trashing the plist file is Mac troubleshooting 101.

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