Cannot drag music into playlists or move them in playlists

So I just downloaded a cd from itunes and i went to make a playlist, but when i tried to drag the songs into the playlist, it wouldn't let me. So I went to some other playlists I had and tried to move the songs around in there, but it wouldn't let me. The only way I could was to right click and say move to playlist, but I want to be able to drag. Any suggestions? It's iTunes version 9.0.2
Message was edited by: ThePhillUp

I don't know but this worked for me. After I shut down my computer for the day, and started it back up the next morning, it worked fine and has been ever since. Now I can once again drag songs into playlists. Must have been just a little glitchy or buggy.

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