[PERFORM] Slow query

[Roger Ging]

The following query has never finished.  I have let it run for over 24 
hours.  This is a one time update that is part of a conversion script 
from MSSQL data.  All of the tables are freshly built and inserted 
into.  I have not run explain analyze because it does not return in a 
reasonable time.  Explain output is posted below.  Any suggestions on 
syntax changes or anything else to improve this would be appreciated.

Dual PIII 1Ghz
4 GB RAM
4 spindle IDE RAID 0 on LSI controller.
Postgres 7.4.5
Linux version 2.6.3-7mdk-p3-smp-64GB

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postgresql.cong snip:
tcpip_socket = true
max_connections = 40
shared_buffers = 1000
sort_mem = 65536     
fsync = true

source_song_title +-10,500,000 rows
source_song +-9,500,000 rows
source_system 10 rows
source_title +- 5,600,000
Code run right before this query:
create index ssa_source_song_id on source_song_artist (source_song_id);
analyze source_song_artist;
create index sa_artist_id on source_artist (artist_id);
analyze source_artist;
create index ss_source_song_id on source_song (source_song_id);
analyze source_song;
create index st_title_id on source_title (title_id);
analyze source_title;
source_song.source_song_id = int4
source_song_title.source_song_id = int4
source_title.title_id = int4
source_song_title.title_id = int4
update source_song_title set
source_song_title_id = nextval('source_song_title_seq')
,licensing_match_order = (select licensing_match_order from 
source_system where source_system_id = ss.source_system_id)
,affiliation_match_order = (select affiliation_match_order from 
source_system where source_system_id = ss.source_system_id)
,title = st.title
from source_song_title sst
join source_song ss on ss.source_song_id = sst.source_song_id
join source_title st on st.title_id = sst.title_id
where source_song_title.source_song_id = sst.source_song_id;

Explain output:
"Hash Join  (cost=168589.60..16651072.43 rows=6386404 width=335)"
"  Hash Cond: ("outer".title_id = "inner".title_id)"
"  ->  Merge Join  (cost=0.00..1168310.61 rows=6386403 width=311)"
"        Merge Cond: ("outer".source_song_id = "inner".source_song_id)"
"        ->  Merge Join  (cost=0.00..679279.40 rows=6386403 width=16)"
"              Merge Cond: ("outer".source_song_id = 
"inner".source_song_id)"
"              ->  Index Scan using source_song_title_pkey on 
source_song_title sst  (cost=0.00..381779.37 rows=10968719 width=8)"
"              ->  Index Scan using ss_source_song_id on source_song ss  
(cost=0.00..190583.36 rows=6386403 width=8)"
"        ->  Index Scan using source_song_title_pkey on 
source_song_title  (cost=0.00..381779.37 rows=10968719 width=303)"
"  ->  Hash  (cost=117112.08..117112.08 rows=5513808 width=32)"
"        ->  Seq Scan on source_title st  (cost=0.00..117112.08 
rows=5513808 width=32)"
"  SubPlan"
"    ->  Seq Scan on source_system  (cost=0.00..1.14 rows=2 width=4)"
"          Filter: (source_system_id = $0)"
"    ->  Seq Scan on source_system  (cost=0.00..1.14 rows=2 width=2)"
"          Filter: (source_system_id = $0)"

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TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your
     joining column's datatypes do not match